FIRST RAIDING VOYAGE
The USS Wasp (1814) captured five ships before engaging the HMS Reindeer in a really hard-fought battle.
Captures:
June 2, 1814: Neptune-- burned
June 13: William-- burned
June 18: Pallas-- scuttled
June 23: Henrietta-- put prisoners on board
June 26: Orange Boven-- scuttled
It met and fought the HMS Reindeer on 28 June 1814.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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