The war of 1812 was always forgotten compared with other wars like the Civil Wars, but, this war changed the history. In this war, the US Navy with meager number of ships beat the mighty Royal British Navy with nearly 1000 ships and fought to a draw. From then on, the maritime superpower, began t...
What he objected to most was her armament. She carried forty 32-pound carronades and six long 12-pounders, a total of forty-six guns. The mix of weaponry was the exact opposite of what he wanted. Carronades were most effective as supplements to a main battery of long guns; they were not intended ...