![]() This battle, which occurred near Boston Harbor, was actually more of an arranged match than a pitched naval engagement, for Broke had written Lawrence an invitation to meet "ship to ship, to try the fortunes of our respective flags." Lawrence, aching for action, happily obliged. The first quote was uttered this week (June 1) in 1813 during a naval battle between the USS Chesapeake, captained by James Lawrence, and the British frigate Shannon, captained by Phillip Broke, one of the Royal Navy's ablest officers. In fact, "sound" may have been the war's most memorable contribution to posterity, because from this war came our national anthem, penned by Francis Scott Key during the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, and two of the most famous quotes ever uttered by Americans in wartime. ![]() ![]() ![]() To borrow from Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain may have "signified nothing" (well, not much, anyway), but it was full of "sound and fury." ![]()
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