Chesapeake campaign
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The Chesapeake campaign, also known as the Chesapeake Bay campaign, of the War of 1812 was a British naval campaign that took place from 23 April 1813 to 14 September 1814 on and around the Delaware and Chesapeake bays of the United States.
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Chesapeake campaign | |
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Part of the War of 1812 | |
Operational scope | Strategic offensive |
Location | Atlantic Coast of the United States 37°8′N 76°1′W |
Planned by | Admiral Sir John Warren |
Objective | Destroy naval resources, vessels, forts, dockyards and arsenals; impose a full naval blockade in order to seize ships and powder magazines from Charleston to New York |
Date | 23 April 1813 – 14 September 1814 |
Executed by | Royal Navy |
Outcome | Status quo ante bellum |
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