| Author | Beynon, B. G.
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| Title | B. G. Beynon journal, 1813-1814 [microform].
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| Description | 1 roll of microfilm.
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| Summary Note | Summary: Detailed day-by-day account of Beynon's experiences in the Chesapeake Bay area during the War of 1812.
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| Reproduct. Note | Microfilm. Cleveland, Ohio : Western Reserve Historical Society, 1981. 1 microfilm reel : positive and negative ; 35 mm.
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| Historical Note | Lieutenant in the Royal Marines who served on board H.M.S. Menelaus during the War of 1812. Under the command of Sir Peter Parker, the Menelaus participated in the British expedition in Chesapeake Bay and up the Potomac and Patuxent rivers. Beynon and the Marines he commanded landed in Baltimore, where they had several encounters with enemy forces.
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| Subjects | Beynon, B. G.
Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.) -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources.
Great Britain. Royal Marines -- Diaries.
Menelaus (Ship)
Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Diaries.
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Campaigns.
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Personal narratives, British.
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| | WRHS Research Library: MS. 1236 Microfilm Cabinet 40 Drawer 8
mq132610: Positive microfilm, microform room [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 73043] |
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