Attack of the HMS Nimrod:: Wareham and the War of 1812

by Jesse Dubuc and J. North Conway

Book Overview

On the morning of June 13, 1814, the British warship HMS Nimrod" attacked the town of Wareham, Massachusetts. As a center for shipbuilding and iron, Wareham was a perfect target for the British fleet. When the lead barge deceptively appeared with a white flag at its bow, Wareham never suspected anything but a truce and was ill prepared for the attack. A raiding party with six barges and two hundred men burned the town's cotton mill, destroyed its...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626194092
• ISBN13: 9781626194090
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"