Sunday, February 3, 2013

Seafaring Sunday: Close of the Quasi-War

February 3, 1801: The United States Congress officially ends the undeclared and entirely naval "Quasi-War" with France. The war encouraged America to rethink her position on embracing her own navy and made American privateering a staple which would continue though to the Civil War.

Header: U.S. Capitol building circa 1800 via Wikimedia
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4 comments:

  1. Dale BurrFebruary 3, 2013 at 10:13 AM

    You have hit on one of favourite subjects

    http://www.h2g2.com/approved_entry/A2026766

    I wrote this one a while back.

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  2. PaulineFebruary 3, 2013 at 10:59 AM

    Thank you for adding to this short post, Dale; great stuff!

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  3. Timmy!February 3, 2013 at 10:28 PM

    Very interesting, Pauline. And thanks for the additional info, Dale!

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  4. PaulineFebruary 4, 2013 at 8:25 AM

    It is curious indeed.

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