| Preface | |
| Origins Of A Forgotten War | 1 |
| Neither United Nor Ready | 11 |
| Britain Tightens The Noose | 27 |
| The First Raid: 1813 | 41 |
| Aggression Repelled: 1813 | 57 |
| The Second Raid: 1813 | 73 |
| British Return: 1814 | 87 |
| The British Threaten Washington: 1814 | 113 |
| Bladensburg | 127 |
| The Distracting Raids: 1814 | 145 |
| Baltimore Prepares | 159 |
| The Attack On Baltimore | 175 |
| Epilog | 195 |
| App A | Chesapeake Chronology, 1812-15 | 203 |
| App B | Chesapeake Operations, 1812-15 U.S. Organizations | 215 |
| App C | Chesapeake Operations, 1812-15 British Organizations | 231 |
| Bibliography | 235 |
| Index | 257 |