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August 1814
Washington, the capital of the United States, has been devastated, the army defeated, the government forced to flee the city. The British troops under John Sherbrooke land on the coast of Main and, with incredible speed, occupy more than 35,000 miles of foreign territory.
The spirit of the Revolutionary War seems practically dead and buried.
But, as often occurs in the history of the United of America, just when it seems thing can get no worse, the tide begins to turn.
It begins September 11th in the town of Plattsburg, on the shore of Lake Champlain. The aim of the British is to divide the United State in two, combining the landing in Maine with an attack from Canada across Lake Champlain, natural waterway connecting Montreal and the state of New York.
The British fleet, under the command of Captain George Downie, includes 16 warships and 100 cannons;
Chub a Sloop 11 guns
Linnet a Brig 16 guns
Confidence a frigate of 37 guns
Finch a Sloop 8 guns
5 galleys with 2 guns each
7 galleys with 1 guns each
16 ships, 89 guns and 937 men, most of them, Royal Navy veteran, taken aboard ship in Quebec City
the slightly inferior American fleet boast the advantage of an excellent commander the incomparable Thomas McDonough.
The Us fleet was constituted as follow
U.S. Navy
Brig Eagle 8x18pd lg and 12 32pd Carronades
Frigate Saratoga 8x24pd,6 42pd Carronades and 12 32pd carronades
Schooner Ticonderoga 4x18pd LG, 8x12pd lg and 5x 32pd Carronades
Sloop Preble 7x 9pd lg
Six gunboats Galley 70 tons average 40ft 1 × 24-pounder long gun 1 x 18-pounder carronade Named Borer, Centipede, Nettle, Allen, Viper and Burrows
U.S. Navy Four gunboats Galley 40 tons average 26ft 1 × 12-pounder long gun Named Wilmer, Ludlow, Aylwin and Ballard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plattsburgh
The British fleet sails toward the south, but McDonough wait for them in the bay of Platsburg. At the end of the battle, four British vessels, mast destroyed, are force to surrender, while the other beat a hasty retreat. This American victory forbid the access to the Champlain lake waterway
The British return to camp and during the night take up the route that will take them back into Canada. Never again will they cross the border
That page of history is well represented by the Arrow (Burrow) an Amati kit #1022
Amati made the wrong spelling they name the ship Arrow in place of Burrows
That ship is part of the history of 3 country Great Brittan, Canada and the United State that battle was the start of a friendship between our 3 country that as last up to today.
I have also a personal interest in that ship as one of my forefather was part of the British troop that fight the American in the region of the Lake Champlain.
First impression on the box
Everything is very well package all the part in partition and the wood separated by type and most are identified
The instruction came with 1:1 drawing that at first view look easy to understand the sail cloth look fine but I will have to think about them
Now the written instruction with the explicating drawing are in Italian an English translation is supplied with the kit. Up to now, I have test the translation and find it to be adequate and I will have to see as the build advance.
August 1814
Washington, the capital of the United States, has been devastated, the army defeated, the government forced to flee the city. The British troops under John Sherbrooke land on the coast of Main and, with incredible speed, occupy more than 35,000 miles of foreign territory.
The spirit of the Revolutionary War seems practically dead and buried.
But, as often occurs in the history of the United of America, just when it seems thing can get no worse, the tide begins to turn.
It begins September 11th in the town of Plattsburg, on the shore of Lake Champlain. The aim of the British is to divide the United State in two, combining the landing in Maine with an attack from Canada across Lake Champlain, natural waterway connecting Montreal and the state of New York.
The British fleet, under the command of Captain George Downie, includes 16 warships and 100 cannons;
Chub a Sloop 11 guns
Linnet a Brig 16 guns
Confidence a frigate of 37 guns
Finch a Sloop 8 guns
5 galleys with 2 guns each
7 galleys with 1 guns each
16 ships, 89 guns and 937 men, most of them, Royal Navy veteran, taken aboard ship in Quebec City
the slightly inferior American fleet boast the advantage of an excellent commander the incomparable Thomas McDonough.
The Us fleet was constituted as follow
U.S. Navy
Brig Eagle 8x18pd lg and 12 32pd Carronades
Frigate Saratoga 8x24pd,6 42pd Carronades and 12 32pd carronades
Schooner Ticonderoga 4x18pd LG, 8x12pd lg and 5x 32pd Carronades
Sloop Preble 7x 9pd lg
Six gunboats Galley 70 tons average 40ft 1 × 24-pounder long gun 1 x 18-pounder carronade Named Borer, Centipede, Nettle, Allen, Viper and Burrows
U.S. Navy Four gunboats Galley 40 tons average 26ft 1 × 12-pounder long gun Named Wilmer, Ludlow, Aylwin and Ballard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plattsburgh
The British fleet sails toward the south, but McDonough wait for them in the bay of Platsburg. At the end of the battle, four British vessels, mast destroyed, are force to surrender, while the other beat a hasty retreat. This American victory forbid the access to the Champlain lake waterway
The British return to camp and during the night take up the route that will take them back into Canada. Never again will they cross the border
That page of history is well represented by the Arrow (Burrow) an Amati kit #1022
Amati made the wrong spelling they name the ship Arrow in place of Burrows
That ship is part of the history of 3 country Great Brittan, Canada and the United State that battle was the start of a friendship between our 3 country that as last up to today.
I have also a personal interest in that ship as one of my forefather was part of the British troop that fight the American in the region of the Lake Champlain.
First impression on the box
Everything is very well package all the part in partition and the wood separated by type and most are identified
The instruction came with 1:1 drawing that at first view look easy to understand the sail cloth look fine but I will have to think about them
Now the written instruction with the explicating drawing are in Italian an English translation is supplied with the kit. Up to now, I have test the translation and find it to be adequate and I will have to see as the build advance.
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