yeah, it's worded strangely; as if both conflicts were exclusively/divisively maritime. Which is a shame because the role of the Colonial Navy and later the U.

yeah, it's worded strangely; as if both conflicts were exclusively/divisively maritime. Which is a shame because the role of the Colonial Navy and later the U.S. Navy in the war of independence and later in the War of 1812 is actually fascinating and often overlooked John Paul Jones, for example had an amazing (as in interesting, not 'goodly') life ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones ) And the Battle of Lake Erie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Erie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Erie