Constitution defeats Guerriere
- When
- 19 August 1812
- Where
- About 400 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Constitution defeated HMS Guerriere in a single-ship action on 19 August 1812, one month after the war's first engagement.
The battle between the American and British ships took place on 19 August 1812, about 400 miles (640 km) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, one month after the war's first engagement between British and American forces. Constitution's victory over Guerriere became her most noted single-ship success of the war's early period, contributing to a run of American victories that overturned Royal Navy assumptions about 38-gun versus 44-gun frigate encounters.
Sources
- USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
- USS Constitution Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
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