Historedia
Person

William Bainbridge

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1812–1813

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Bainbridge, 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: Captain, USS Constitution

    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.

Sources

  1. HMS Java (1811) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-06