Battle of Cherbourg
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The Battle of Cherbourg was an 1864 American Civil War naval engagement off the coast of France in which the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama was sunk by the Union warship USS Kearsarge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Cherbourg canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sinking of CSS Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States Navy
NERFINISHED
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Confederate States of America ⓘ Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Union forces rescued some Confederate survivors ⓘ |
| casualties | significant Confederate casualties ⓘ |
| combatantShip |
CSS Alabama
NERFINISHED
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USS Kearsarge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
John A. Winslow
NERFINISHED
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Raphael Semmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 1864-06-19 ⓘ |
| distanceFromShore | fought several miles off Cherbourg ⓘ |
| endDate | 1864-06-19 ⓘ |
| engagementType | ship-to-ship action ⓘ |
| followedBy | international arbitration over Alabama claims ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbolized decline of Confederate naval commerce raiding ⓘ |
| involvedNation |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalContext | took place near neutral French waters ⓘ |
| location |
English Channel
NERFINISHED
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off Cherbourg, France ⓘ |
| neutralPortInvolved | Cherbourg Naval Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one-on-one naval duel
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sinking of CSS Alabama ⓘ |
| observedBy | civilian spectators on French coast ⓘ |
| opposingCommanderConfederate | Raphael Semmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommanderUnion | John A. Winslow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Union blockade of Confederate ports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | CSS Alabama commerce raiding cruise ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| shipSunk | CSS Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipSurvived | USS Kearsarge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipTypeConfederate | screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipTypeUnion | sloop-of-war USS Kearsarge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1864-06-19 ⓘ |
| theater | Naval operations of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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