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USN 902809 American Privateer LIZARD Captured by HMS PROMETHEUS, March 1814

American Privateer LIZARD Captured by HMS PROMETHEUS, March 1814
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Title: American Privateer LIZARD Captured by HMS PROMETHEUS, March 1814
Caption: On 5 March 1814, the British 18-gun ship HMS PROMETHEUS, Captain Hercules Robinson, cruising off the coast of Nova Scotia, found under her lee and captured the 60 ton American schooner privateer LIZARD, B. Cook, master, armed with 2 long guns and 32 men.
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Catalog #: USN 902809
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Original Creator: Artist, Warren (attributed)
After this Year: 1812
Before this Year: 1815
Original Medium: Watercolor Painting, BW Photo
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