January 5, 1812

Dear Sarah,

I am afraid that another war might begin.  In Britain, their priority is defending the English Channel.  They think that Napoleon might invade England through the English Channel.  I hear that the conditions on the British ships are so bad that many sailors left, and joined the American merchant navy.  Britain started stopping American ships to find the people that abandoned them.  Sometimes the British would impress American soldiers into serving the British. The people in the United States got really angry with that  (no kidding).  Britain has a war strategy to try to hurt Napoleon's effort.  They use it's navy to blockade Europe, and prevent countries from trading with France.  That hurt the American economy though.


Your brother,

George Davis Lanott