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Fight between USS 'Chesapeake' and HMS 'Shannon', 1813 (c1880). Artist: Unknown

Fight between USS 'Chesapeake' and HMS 'Shannon', 1813 (c1880). The ships fought on 1st June 1813 as the 'Chesapeake' attempted to evade the blockade of Boston during the War of 1812. Philip Broke commanded the 'Shannon' and James Lawrence the 'Chesapeake'. Although the 'Shannon' was the smaller vessel, she emerged victorious due to superior gunnery. A print from Cassell's History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880.
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Fight between USS 'Chesapeake' and HMS 'Shannon', 1813 (c1880). Artist: Unknown
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Fight between USS 'Chesapeake' and HMS 'Shannon', 1813 (c1880). The ships fought on 1st June 1813 as the 'Chesapeake' attempted to evade the blockade of Boston during the War of 1812. Philip Broke commanded the 'Shannon' and James Lawrence the 'Chesapeake'. Although the 'Shannon' was the smaller vessel, she emerged victorious due to superior gunnery. A print from Cassell's History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880.
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5027 x 3489 px | 50.2 MB
Print size:
42.6 x 29.5 cm | 16.8 x 11.6 in (300 dpi)
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