Chesapeake campaign
| Chesapeake campaign | |
|---|---|
| Part of the War of 1812 | |
Smoke rising from a building after facilities and ships on the Chesapeake Bay were attacked by the British | |
| Operational scope | Strategic offensive |
| Location | Atlantic Coast of the United States 37°8′N 76°1′W / 37.133°N 76.017°W |
| Planned by | Admiral Sir John Warren |
| Objective | Destroy naval resources, vessels, forts, dockyards and arsenals; impose a full naval blockade in order to seize ships and powder magazines from Charleston to New York |
| Date | 23 April 1813 – 14 September 1814 |
| Executed by | Royal Navy |
Chesapeake Bay Location within the United States | |
The Chesapeake campaign, also known as the Chesapeake Bay campaign, of the War of 1812 was a British naval campaign that took place from 23 April 1813 to 14 September 1814 on and around the Delaware and Chesapeake bays of the United States.