Battle of Lake Champlain
An edition of Battle of Lake Champlain (2015)
A "Brilliant and Extraordinary Victory"
By John H. Schroeder
Publish Date
2023
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Language
eng
Pages
184
Description:
"On September 11, 1814, an American naval squadron under Master Commandant Thomas Macdonough defeated a formidable British force on Lake Champlain under the command of Captain George Downie, effectively ending the British invasion of the Champlain Valley during the War of 1812. This decisive battle had far-reaching repercussions in Canada, the United States, England, and Ghent, Belgium, where peace talks were under way. Examining the naval and land campaign in strategic, political, and military terms, from planning to execution to outcome, The Battle of Lake Champlain offers the most thorough account written of this pivotal moment in American history"--Jacket.