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34651
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The War of 1812, while often forgotten, was significant for the United States as it challenged Great Britain’s maritime supremacy and established the right for all nations to use American waterways for international commerce. Otway Burns, a merchant Captain from Swansboro, North Carolina, served as a privateer during the War of 1812. Over the course of the War, Burns captured 42 English vessels and took 300 British citizens prisoner. Such acts supported the burgeoning U.S. Navy by removing the British threat to maritime commerce. Following the war, Burns adopted shipbuilding and built the first North Carolinian steam vessel.
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The Researcher (NoCar F 262 C23 R47), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Winter 2001, p4-6, il
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13979
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Captain Otway Burns was a bold seafarer and a feared privateer during the War of 1812. In later years, he became one of the state's most courageous legislators.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 18 Issue 38, Feb 1951, p6-7, 17, f
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11757
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Blakely, a naval officer and hero of the War of 1812, was a native of Ireland. At the age of two, his parents brought him to Wilmington. He attended the University of North Carolina then sought a career in the U.S. Navy. He became midshipmen in 1800 and later commanded the WASP during the war. Blakely, his crew and ship were last seen October 19, 1814. Nothing is known of them from that date.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 2 Issue 14, Sept 1934, p3, por
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