Constitution and Java

Shows HMS Java on the left and the USS Constitution, on the right, firing on each other during battle, resulting in the capture of the Java, 30th December 1812.

Print Type: Wood Engraving
Date: c1850
Origin: United States
Demensions: 5 x 8"
Subject: United States Naval Battles
Notes & Literature: On June 19, 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain, thus beginning what is known as the War of 1812. Though the official reasoning for the declaration was to defend the doctrine of "freedom of the seas," the factors involved were many, including British support for Native Americans in the mid-west, British actions taken against American ships as part of their fight with Napoleonic France, British impressment of American sailors, and not least, American dreams of annexing Canada. Action during the war was primarily naval: on the high seas, on the Great Lakes, and on Lake Champlain. Land battles were fought mostly in the region of Detroit, along the Niagara frontier, and in the south. Neither side gained much advantage during the war, which was ended by the Treaty of Ghent signed December 24, 1814. The war didn't really decide anything, though the British never again were quite as highhanded in their treatment of American shipping and the Americans never again tried to annex Canada.

Condition Report: Some browning. Text on verso. Good plus
Subject References: - Constitution (Frigate)
- Java (Frigate)
- Battleships--American--1810-1820
- Battleships--British--1810-1820
- Naval warfare--United States--1810-1820
- Naval warfare--Great Britain--1810-1820
- United States--History--War of 1812--Naval operations--American
- United States--History--War of 1812--Naval operations--British

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