Historedia
Person

James Lawrence

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1812–1813

Every event in Historedia whose sources name James Lawrence, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. USS Constitution defeats HMS Java

    1812–1813

    Role: Commander, USS Hornet

    1. 29 December 1812 · off the coast of BrazilConstitution defeats Java off Brazil

      USS Constitution under Bainbridge captured HMS Java under Lambert in a three-hour single-ship action on 29 December 1812.

    2. 1 January – 23 April 1813 · off Brazil and at the subsequent court martialJava burned; survivors face court martial

      Bainbridge ordered Java burned on New Year's Day 1813; her surviving officers and men faced court martial aboard HMS Gladiator in April 1813.

  2. Capture of USS Chesapeake by HMS Shannon

    1813

    Role: U.S. Navy officer whose body was carried aboard the defeated Chesapeake in 1813

    1. 1813 · Unspecified arrival portArrival of Shannon with the Defeated Chesapeake

      A reflective account describes the 1813 arrival of Shannon flying the 'meteor flag of England' with the defeated Chesapeake carrying Lawrence's body in her wake.

    2. 1 June 1813 · Boston HarborBattle of Boston Harbor

      HMS Shannon captured USS Chesapeake in a bloody single-ship action on 1 June 1813, recognized as the bloodiest such engagement of the war.

Sources

  1. HMS Java (1811) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-06
  2. Capture of USS Chesapeake Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14