What the records say
- When
- 1 Jun 1813
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 42.65° N, 70.57° W
- Description
- 1813 naval battle between an American ship and a British ship
- Naval
- yes
Capture of USS Chesapeake
1813 naval battle of the War of 1812
The capture of USS Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of Boston Harbor, was fought on 1 June 1813, between the Royal Navy frigate HMS Shannon and the United States Navy frigate USS Chesapeake, as part of the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “War of 1812: Capture of USS Chesapeake in Boston Harbor by British Royal Navy frigate Shannon 1806”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “combat de la Shannon et de la Chesapeake au large de Boston”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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