What the records say
- When
- 19 Aug 1812
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 41.70° N, 55.55° W
- Description
- naval battle during the War of 1812
- Naval
- yes
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere
Naval battle during the War of 1812
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere was a battle between an American and British ship during the War of 1812, about 400 miles (640 km) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It took place on the 19th of August 1812, one month after the war's first engagement between British and American forces.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “War of 1812: Constitution defeats the British frigate Guerriere 1806, off the coast of Nova Scotia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page