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USN 902703 Battle Between HMS MAJESTIC, Two French Frigates, an American Privateer, a Spanish Lima Ship, and a Brig, 3 February 1814

Battle Between HMS MAJESTIC, Two French Frigates, an American Privateer, a Spanish Lima Ship, and a Brig, 3 February 1814
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Title: Battle Between HMS MAJESTIC, Two French Frigates, an American Privateer, a Spanish Lima Ship, and a Brig, 3 February 1814
Caption: On 3 February 1814, the British 57-gun frigate HMS MAJESTIC, Captain John Hayes, engaged two French frigates, the 44-gun TERPSICHORE and the 44-gun ATALANTE in company with an American privateer, the 20-gun SWALLOW. The French and Americans were also sailing with a 20-gun Spanish Lima ship and an unarmed brig that had been taken as prizes by the French. MAJESTIC captured the TERPSICHORE and the other vessels escaped.
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Catalog #: USN 902703
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1812
Before this Year: 1815
Original Medium: Painting, BW Photo
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