Chesapeake Bay Flotilla

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United States Navy formation War of 1812 military unit naval unit

The Chesapeake Bay Flotilla was a small, improvised American naval force of gunboats and barges that defended the Chesapeake region against the British during the War of 1812.

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United States Navy Chesapeake Bay Flotilla 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy formation ⓘ
War of 1812 military unit ⓘ
naval unit ⓘ
characteristic improvised force ⓘ
shallow-draft vessels suitable for bay and river operations ⓘ
commander Joshua Barney NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanderRank commodore ⓘ
composition barges ⓘ
gunboats ⓘ
row galleys ⓘ
small sailing vessels ⓘ
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateOfEvent 1814-08-22 ⓘ
endTime 1814 ⓘ
event scuttling in the Patuxent River ⓘ
fate burned to prevent capture ⓘ
scuttled by its own crews ⓘ
historicalSignificance example of American small-craft naval warfare in the War of 1812 ⓘ
played a key role in delaying British advances toward Washington, D.C. ⓘ
location Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Patuxent River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCommander Joshua Barney NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Bladensburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of St. Leonard Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
actions in Patuxent River campaign ⓘ
defense of Washington, D.C. ⓘ
operationalArea Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf American coastal defense forces in the War of 1812 ⓘ
purpose to disrupt British naval operations in the Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
to resist British incursions into the Chesapeake region ⓘ
role coastal defense ⓘ
harassment of enemy shipping ⓘ
protection of American shores ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Flotilla Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
startTime 1813 ⓘ
strength approximately 18 to 20 vessels ⓘ
theater Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chesapeake Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Joshua Barney → commanded → Chesapeake Bay Flotilla ⓘ
Battle of St. Leonard Creek → belligerent → Chesapeake Bay Flotilla ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Navy Chesapeake Bay Flotilla
Battle of St. Leonard Creek → associatedWith → Chesapeake Bay Flotilla ⓘ