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Chesapeake–Leopard affair: British Royal Navy fourth rate Leopard 1790 attacks and boards United States Navy frigate USS Chesapeake off Norfolk, Virginia

22 يونيو 1807 · 36.85° N, 76.29° W

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22 يونيو 1807
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36.85° N, 76.29° W

الموضع: town its text puts it in, Norfolk, Virginia.

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Chesapeake–Leopard affair: British Royal Navy fourth rate Leopard 1790 attacks and boards United States Navy frigate USS Chesapeake off Norfolk, Virginia, seeking deserters. This act of British aggression plays a role in the run-up to the War of 1812.

Chesapeake–Leopard affair

1807 naval incident between UK and US

The Chesapeake–Leopard affair was a naval engagement off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on June 22, 1807, between the British fourth-rate HMS Leopard and the American frigate USS Chesapeake. The crew of Leopard pursued, attacked, and boarded the American frigate, looking for deserters from the Royal Navy.

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