Knights of the Sea

On a September day in 1813, as citizens watched from the rocky shore of Pemaquid, Maine, two of the last and bravest military sailing commanders engaged in a battle that would change the course of the War of 1812... Samuel Blyth was the youthful commander of His Britannic Majesty’s brig Boxer , and William Burrows, younger still, commanded the USS Enterprise . Both men valued honor above all, and on this day their commitment would be put to the ultimate test. Though it lasted less than an hour,