Battle of Valparaíso
1814 naval battle of the War of 1812 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Valparaíso, also called the Capture of USS Essex, was a naval action fought during the War of 1812. It took place off Valparaíso, Chile on March 28, 1814, between the frigate USS Essex and the sloop USS Essex Junior of the United States Navy and the frigate HMS Phoebe and sloop HMS Cherub of the Royal Navy. The British ships won the battle, and the American vessels were captured.
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Battle of Valparaíso | |||||||
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Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
Capture of the Essex by Abel Bowen, 1838 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | United States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
James Hillyar | David Porter | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 frigate (36 guns) 1 sloop-of-war (18 guns) |
1 frigate (36 guns)[1] 1 sloop-of-war (20 guns) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 frigate damaged 1 sloop-of-war damaged 5 killed 10 wounded Total: 15 |
1 frigate captured 1 sloop-of-war captured 58 killed 156 captured (60 wounded) Total: 214 |
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