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Capture of the Chesapeake, June 1st 1813
Hand-coloured aquatint showing the capture of the American frigate Chesapeake (right) by HMS Shannon (left). This was a short but bloody battle on the 1st of June 1813 during which over 120 men died.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAD5836 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bailey; Whitcombe, Thomas |
| Events: | War of 1812: Capture of the USS Chesapeake, 1813 |
| Vessels: | Chesapeake (1799); Shannon (1806) |
| Date made: | 1 Jan 1817 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 242 x 317 mm |
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