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Chesapeake Bay Privateers in the Revolution - Szaltis, Leonard
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During the American Revolution, the Eastern Shore was filled with both Patriots and Loyalists. Both sides attacked the other using privateers - pirates to their enemies. These enterprising locals plundered and pillaged, and motivated by profit, some even fought for both sides. The Chesapeake Bay was the site of one of the last and bloodiest naval battles of the Revolution, and privateers were instrumental in the eventual American victory in the war. Author Leonard Szaltis uses local records to bring these legendary ...

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Chesapeake Bay Privateers in the Revolution 2019, History Press

ISBN-13: 9781467141789

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