Chesapeake–Leopard affair

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The Chesapeake–Leopard affair was an 1807 naval confrontation between the United States and Britain, in which a British warship attacked and boarded an American frigate, sharply escalating tensions that helped lead toward the War of 1812.


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Presidency of Thomas Jefferson majorEvent Chesapeake–Leopard affair