Joshua Barney’s Chesapeake Bay Flotilla
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Joshua Barney’s Chesapeake Bay Flotilla was a small, improvised American naval force of gunboats and barges that conducted guerrilla-style defense and delaying actions against the British in the Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States naval unit
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War of 1812 military unit ⓘ naval flotilla ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Barney’s Flotilla
NERFINISHED
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Chesapeake Bay Flotilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaServed |
Chesapeake Bay tributaries
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Patuxent River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | British campaign against Washington, D.C. (1814) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | Patuxent River bases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Joshua Barney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderRank | Commodore ⓘ |
| composition |
barges
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gunboats ⓘ row galleys ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| disbandedAfter | scuttling of vessels to prevent capture ⓘ |
| endTime | 1814 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Bladensburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of St. Leonard Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagementOutcome | tactically outmatched but strategically delaying ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
delayed British advance on Washington, D.C.
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demonstrated effectiveness of small craft against larger warships ⓘ |
| locationFormed | Chesapeake Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| logisticalCharacteristics |
improvised vessels
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shallow draft suitable for rivers and inlets ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Joshua Barney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | scuttling of flotilla in the Patuxent River in 1814 ⓘ |
| operationalRole |
coastal defense
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guerrilla-style naval warfare ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Army
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Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States coastal defense during the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| purpose |
defense of the Chesapeake Bay region
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delay British naval and land operations ⓘ |
| regionProtected |
Maryland tidewater
NERFINISHED
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Potomac River approaches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1813 ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordination | United States Navy Chesapeake Bay defense forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tactics |
harassment of British shipping
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hit-and-run attacks ⓘ scorched-earth denial of vessels ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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