During the War, there were many sea battles and these battles required leaders. The first decision to be made was what to do with the small amount of ships the U.S. had. As put forward by Captain Paul Rodgers the U.S. decided at first to make two squadrons of U.S. ships. Rodgers went searching for British out in the sea, but ultimately ended up just wasting his time. Upon his return the U.S. decided to go with the idea that American “Frigates be deployed individually” (42 Atlas). Perhaps one of the most successful ships was the Essex with the commander David Porter. Porter traveled with the Essex to whaling waters on the western side of South America where he captured numerous British prizes. However in the end the short range guns of the Essex did not have the range for the British Frigates and had to strike, demasted and cannon riddled. Lastly in the war of 1812 was the stalemate between Captain Isaac Chauncy of the U.S. and Sir James Lucas Yeo of the British. On the great lakes Chauncy fortified his defense and never attacked the enemy on Lake Ontario while meanwhile the real battle was fought and won on Lake
During the War, there were many sea battles and these battles required leaders. The first decision to be made was what to do with the small amount of ships the U.S. had. As put forward by Captain Paul Rodgers the U.S. decided at first to make two squadrons of U.S. ships. Rodgers went searching for British out in the sea, but ultimately ended up just wasting his time. Upon his return the U.S. decided to go with the idea that American “Frigates be deployed individually” (42 Atlas). Perhaps one of the most successful ships was the Essex with the commander David Porter. Porter traveled with the Essex to whaling waters on the western side of South America where he captured numerous British prizes. However in the end the short range guns of the Essex did not have the range for the British Frigates and had to strike, demasted and cannon riddled. Lastly in the war of 1812 was the stalemate between Captain Isaac Chauncy of the U.S. and Sir James Lucas Yeo of the British. On the great lakes Chauncy fortified his defense and never attacked the enemy on Lake Ontario while meanwhile the real battle was fought and won on Lake