In Pursuit of Glory

Oliver Baldwin (The Greater the Honor), recently returned from his experiences in the Barbary Wars, sails in USS Chesapeake from Hampton Roads, VA in 1807 when the ship is attacked by the British warship, HMS Leopard, in U.S. waters right outside the Virginia Capes. The event was one of the leading causes of the War of 1812. Naturally, a court martial ensues and Stephen Decatur takes command of Chesapeake, sailing to enforce the Jeffersonian embargoes. As the war draws closer, Decatur will ...