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Otway Burns A Legendary Privateer of the War of 1812
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During the War of 1812, Otway Burns successfully raided British ship in American waters. Burns commanded the Snap Dragon and often sailing from Beaufort and Swansboro with a crew of as many as 75 men. The author challenges the generally accepted figures for Burns' war time prizes and questions the credibility of sources previously used.
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