War of 1812: Privateers

The War of 1812 saw the apogee of privateering with the activities of American privateers greatly adding to the offensive potential of the United States Navy.

The information available on the privateers and letters of marque which took part in the War of 1812 is far greater than generally realized; this site aims to uncover their forgotten history.

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NOTE. when searching for personal names sometimes it helps just to use surname as forenames are sometime abbreviated e.g. Sam. for Samuel - indeed some sources only give initials e.g. J. Smith