USS Constellation vs La Vengeance

When

1 Feb 1800 – 2 Feb 1800

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

17.32° N, 62.75° W

Description

1800 action between US and French frigates

Naval

yes

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1800 action between US and French frigates

USS Constellation vs La Vengeance, or the action of 1 February 1800, was a single-ship action fought between frigates of the French Navy and the United States Navy during the Quasi-War. In the battle the American frigate USS Constellation tried to take the French frigate La Vengeance as a prize. Both ships were heavily damaged.

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