Because of the nature of naval warfare, these cutlasses eventually fell into the hands of other navies Britain was at war with. The British naval 'setbacks' during the War of 1812 would have caused a great volume of these swords being absorbed into the ranks of the U.S. Navy. This ...
It is valuable for several reasons. Firstly, it shows the environment of seafaring and government policy which made the use of swords in service necessary. Secondly, it shows the aggressive purpose of carrying swords in a context of controls on their quality and use. Thirdly, it examines the ...
In 1632, Charles I set a tract of about 12 million acres of land at the northern tip of the Chesapeake Bay aside for a second colony in America. Named for the new monarch’s queen, Maryland was granted to Charles’s friend and political ally, Cecilius Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore...
British naval swords and swordsmanshipdoi:10.1080/00207233.2013.856236Michael Brett-CrowtherInternational Journal of Environmental Studies