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Fought during the War of 1812, the Shannon-Chesapeake naval battle was one of the most important cultural events in Halifax’s history. The Shannon’s victory celebrations in 1813 sparked an unprecedented display of colonial patriotism and literature in the British North American context. This event remained at the forefront of public memory, history, art, and music throughout the 19th century. As personal connections to the battle faded at the turn of the 20th century, local authors such as Archibald MacMechan combined with historic sites organizations and the newly established Canadian Navy to keep its memory alive through commemorations and anniversariesCopyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the author(s), with Acadiensis being granted a non-exclusive licence to each and every right in the work throughout the world. After publication of the work, the author(s) shall have the right to self-archive the work and to reprint the work in whole or in part in books authored by or edited by the author(s) without the payment of any fee. In these other formats, however, the author or authors are required to acknowledge the original publication of the work in the pages of the journal. In the case of any requests to reprint the work, Acadiensis will require a standard permission fee -- to be divided equally between the journal and the author. In the event that such requests are received by the author(s), the author(s) shall direct such requests to the journal.