From the Naval History and Heritage Command. "USS Enterprise vs. HMS Boxer."
This is a battle most people do not know, including myself before recently. It was quite a battle, involving essentially two equal ships and very good and brave commanders.
On September 5, 1813, the USS Enterprise spotted the HMS Boxer off Pemaquid Point, Maine. After six hours of maneuvering, the ship battle commenced. British commander Samuel Blyth prepared for a fight to the finish. He ordered a Union Jack nailed to the foremast and two on the main mast.
On the Enterprise, Lt. William Burrows moved one of his two long 9-pounder cannons from the bow to the stern port.
When the fighting began, the two ships were eight miles southeast of Seguin.
--Brock-Perry
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