Two hundred years ago, the winds of war swept the United States and British North America, fanning the conflict raging on land and at sea. Naval combat churned the waters of the Great Lakes while privateers and government vessels engaged in a guerre de course in the Bay of Fundy and the Gulf of Maine.

In Battle for the Bay, Joshua M. Smith tells the complete story of the warships that defended the eastern waters of British North America. Fighting the Americans and the elements, and risking shipwreck, capture, and imprisonment, the crews of the Provincial sloop Brunswicker, His Majesty's schooner Bream, and His Majesty's brig of war Boxer fought for King and country -- and a little profit. Although seldom operating in squadrons, these naval vessels escorted British ships between ports, patrolled the Bay for hostile forces, and raided the enemy coast, playing a vital role in this crucial war.

Battle for the Bay: The Naval War of 1812 is Volume 17 in the New Brunswick Military Heritage Series.