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NH 56770 Action between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon, 1 June 1813

Photo #: NH 56770 Action between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon, 1 June 1813
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Title: Action between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon, 1 June 1813
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Description: Engraving from the Memoirs of Admiral Broke, entitled Trecherous Attack on Captain Broke, depicting the wounding of Shannon's Commanding Officer, Captain Philip Bowes Vere Broke, during the boarding and capture of USS Chesapeake. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 56770
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