Battle between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon
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The Battle between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon was a pivotal naval engagement of the War of 1812, remembered for the swift British victory and U.S. Captain James Lawrence’s dying command, “Don’t give up the ship.”
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
engagement of the War of 1812
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Action between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Oliver Hazard Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Royal Navy
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United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BritishCommander | Philip Broke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BritishShipFlag | HMS Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BritishShipRate | 38-gun frigate HMS Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedVessel | USS Chesapeake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
heavy American casualties
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significant British casualties ⓘ |
| combatantShip |
HMS Shannon
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USS Chesapeake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandingOfficer |
James Lawrence
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Philip Broke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | 1813-06-01 ⓘ |
| duration | about 15 minutes of intense fighting ⓘ |
| famousQuote | Don’t give up the ship ⓘ |
| followedBy | British morale boost in naval war ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| killedInAction | James Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspired the battle flag of Oliver Hazard Perry
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“Don’t give up the ship” became a famous U.S. Navy motto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Massachusetts Bay
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off Boston Harbor ⓘ |
| navalBranch | blue-water naval engagement ⓘ |
| near | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
James Lawrence’s dying command “Don’t give up the ship”
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death of Captain James Lawrence ⓘ swift British victory ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of USS Chesapeake by HMS Shannon ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic theater of the War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | American frigate victories earlier in the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| shipTypeInvolved | fifth-rate frigate ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
improved British naval prestige in the War of 1812
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shock to American public opinion ⓘ |
| tacticalType | frigate action ⓘ |
| theater | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| USCommander | James Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| USShipFlag | USS Chesapeake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| USShipRate | 44-gun frigate USS Chesapeake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| woundedInAction | Philip Broke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1813 ⓘ |
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