What the records say
- When
- 5 Sep 1813
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 43.81° N, 69.41° W
- Description
- sea battle during the War of 1812
- Naval
- yes
Capture of HMS Boxer
Sea battle during the War of 1812
The capture of HMS Boxer occurred on 5 September 1813 was off Pemaquid Point, Maine, during the War of 1812. The United States Navy brig USS Enterprise, under Lieutenant William Ward Burrows II, captured the British gun-brig HMS Boxer under Commander Samuel Blyth. Constructed as a schooner in Maryland in 1799, Enterprise was rebuilt as a brig prior to the war.
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