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SINK OR BE SUNK!
THE NAVAL BATTLE IN THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND THAT PRECEDED THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
by Paul Estronza La Violette
Maps By Sarah Foster
192 pp
$29.95 Hardback with Dust Jacket
© 2003 by Paul Estronza La Violette
Table of Contents
Preface ... 17
Chronology ... 23
Chapter 1
First Encounter ... 27
Chapter 2
Lieutenant Thomas Ap Catesby Jones ... 39
Chapter 3
Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane ... 55
Interlude
The Treaty of Ghent ... 67
Chapter 4
Commander Nicholas Lockyer ... 69
Chapter 5
Master Commandant Daniel Todd Patterson ... 83
Chapter 6
11 And 12 December: Preparations ... 93
Interlude
The Mississippi Sound And Lake Borgne ... 104
Chapter 7
13 DECEMBER 1814: DAY ... 109
Chapter 8
13 December 1814, The Battle In The Bay Of St. Louis ... 123
Chapter 9
13 DECEMBER 1814: NIGHT ... 130
Chapter 10
The Battle At St. Joe Pass ... 143
Chapter 11
Aftermath ... 157
Chapter 12
The Battle At Chalmette ... 169
Epilogue ... 178
APPENDICES
Lieutenant Thomas Ap Catesby Jones' Report To Commandant Daniel
Todd Patterson ... 183
Commander Nicholas Lockyer's Report To Admiral Sir Alexander
Cochrane ... 188
MAPS
The Battle Areas Of The British Invasion ... 24
The Route Of Captain Gordon ... 26
The Routes Of The Gunboats ... 38
9 December 1814: Night.
The Positions Of The British Fleet And The Gunboats ... 54
The Three Possible Invasion Routes ... 64
The Battle Areas For Mobile ... 74
The Battle Of The Bay Of St. Louis ... 122
14 December 1814:
Early Morning. The Gunboat Alignment ... 136
The British / American Positions At
The Start Of The Battle Of St. Joe Pass ... 142
The Direction Of Flow During An East Setting Current ...148
Changes In British / American Positions
During The Battle Of St. Joe Pass ... 150
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