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NH 56759 Capture of U.S. Brig Argus, Commander William H. Allen, by H.M. Brig Pelican, Commander John F. Maples, 14 August 1813

Photo #: NH 56759 Capture of U.S. Brig Argus, Commander William H. Allen, by H.M. Brig Pelican, Commander John F. Maples, 14 August 1813
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Title: Capture of U.S. Brig Argus, Commander William H. Allen, by H.M. Brig Pelican, Commander John F. Maples, 14 August 1813
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Description: Photograph of a watercolor by an unknown British artist, circa 1864, depicting the two brigs exchanging broadsides near the beginning of the action. A description of the action is given below the picture. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, Maryland. Beverly R. Robinson Collection. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 56759
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