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However, when French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s armies were defeated in April 1814, Britain turned its full attention on the United States. land forces, the American Navy secured notable victories in the Atlantic and on the Great Lakes, while Britain was forced to concentrate its efforts on the ongoing war with France. In the first several years of the war, in contrast to the setbacks experienced by U.S. Lawrence, and Lake Champlain-Richelieu, along coastal Maine, in the Chesapeake Bay, on the Gulf Coast, and on the high seas.

During the War of 1812, fighting on land and at sea took place in several theaters of operations to include the Old Northwest (Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Upper Canada), along the river corridors of the Niagara, St. In 2014 I received the Samuel Eliot Morison Award from the Constitution Museum for this body of work.On 18 June 1812, the United States formally declared war on Great Britain due to that nation’s continued attempts to restrict trade on the high seas, the Royal Navy’s impressment of American seamen, and the United States’ desire to expand territory. 1812: The Navy's War was also selected for the Navy's Reading List. I am the author of several books including "Revoulution on the Hudson" (2016), "The Shining Sea" (2013), "If By Sea: The Forging of the American Navy from the Revolution to the War of 1812"(2008), winner of the 2008 Samuel Eliot Morison Award, and "1812: The Navy's War" (2011), recipient of the 2012 gold medal in history from the Independent Publisher's Association, and the 2012 George Pendleton Prize. My literary agent is Rob McQuilkin of Lippincott Massie McQuilkin, NY. Upon returning to civilian life, I taught at the University of Colorado, the University of NH, Wesleyan University, Connecticut College, and Harvard University. Most of the time I taught at the Air Force Academy, where I was director of the MA program in international affairs. After receiving a PhD in American History and Government from Harvard University I spent three years in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.