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USN 902973 American Letter-of-Marque PERRY Captured by the British Frigate HMS ENDYMION, 1814

American Letter-of-Marque PERRY Captured by the British Frigate HMS ENDYMION, 1814
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Title: American Letter-of-Marque PERRY Captured by the British Frigate HMS ENDYMION, 1814
Caption: In an early morning in the autumn of 1814, the 14-gun brig letter-of-marque PERRY found herself to leeward of a large frigate. After using every effort to get to windward and, after making a gallant resistance, was compelled to surrender to the overpowering force of the British 40-gun 24-pounder frigate HMS ENDYMION.
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Catalog #: USN 902973
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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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