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c. 1820 Historic Blue Staffordshire, McDonnoughs Victory, Covered Sugar Bowl

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c. 1820 Historic Blue Staffordshire, McDonnoughs Victory, Covered Sugar Bowl
War of 1812
Historical Blue Staffordshire of “McDonnough's Victory” also known as the “Battle of Lake Champlain” Sugar Bowl
c. 1820, (War of 1812) Historic Staffordshire Historical Blue Transfer Decorated "McDonnough's Victory" Naval Battle of Lake Champlain, Commemorative Covered Sugar Bowl with Lid, English Export, Choice Extremely Fine.
Complete, with its perfectly fitted original lid, and having excellent eye appeal for use or display. In June 1814 during the War of 1812, Great Britain again threatened to invade the United States from Canada, this time from Lake Champlain.

United States Navy Commodore Thomas MacDonough commanded the fleet on that lake and defeated the enemy near Plattsburgh, New York. Meanwhile, American soldiers achieved a similar victory on land and once again drove back a possible invasion. This Staffordshire Historical Blue War of 1812 Transfer Decorated Commemorative depiction is titled, “McDonnough's Victory” Covered Sugar Bowl, measuring about 7” tall x 7.5” long x 4.5” wide. There is no apparent wear but as expected at the base, the colors are rich and deep, no defects or detractions noted.
The “Battle of Plattsburgh,” also known as the “Battle of Lake Champlain,” ended the final British invasion of the northern states of the United States during the War of 1812. Two British forces, an army under Lieutenant General Sir George Prévost, and a naval squadron under Captain George Downie converged on the lakeside town of Plattsburgh, New York.

Plattsburgh was defended by New York and Vermont militia and detachments of regular troops of the United States Army, all under the command of Brigadier General Alexander Macomb, and Navy ships commanded by Master Commandant Thomas Macdonough.

Downie's squadron attacked shortly after dawn on 11 September 1814, but was defeated after a hard fight in which Downie was killed. Prévost then abandoned the attack by land against Macomb's defences and retreated to Canada, stating that even if Plattsburgh was captured, any British troops there could not be supplied without control of the lake.

When the battle took place, American and British delegates were meeting at Ghent in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, attempting to negotiate a treaty acceptable to both sides to end the war.

The American victory at Plattsburgh, and the successful defense at the Battle of Baltimore, which began the next day and halted British advances in the Mid-Atlantic states, denied the British negotiators leverage to demand any territorial claims against the United States on the basis of “Uti possidetis,” i.e. retaining territory they held at the end of hostilities.

The Treaty of Ghent, in which captured or occupied territories were restored on the basis of status quo ante bellum, i.e. the situation as it existed before the war, was signed three months after the battle.