An American Seaman Forcibly Impressed by ?
An American Seaman Forcibly Impressed by British sailors. Due to labor shortage and conflicting citizenship definitions Britain and the US both claimed the loyalty of approximately 50 of seamen during the long Napoleonic Wars
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10657423
Media ID
45200750
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1000px x 647px
(293KB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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1810s Approximately Citizenship Claimed Conflicting Deserters Forcibly Impressed Jmgroup Kidnapping Loyalty Seaman Seamen Shortage
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