The defense of the cutter Eagle was a battle on and around Long Island New York, that took place from October 10 to 13, 1814, between the British Royal...

during the War of 1812, about 400 miles (640 km) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It took place on the 19th of August 1812, one month after the war's...

both sides to end the war. The American victory at Plattsburgh, and the successful defense at the Battle of Baltimore, which began the next day and halted...

unusual gesture of respect—for his "gallant defense" of Surveyor. On 11 October 1814, the cutter Eagle encountered Narcissus, and the Cruizer-class brig-sloop...

retaliation for the raid, the Red Sticks, led by chiefs of the Creeks Red Eagle and Peter McQueen, attacked Fort Mims north of Mobile, the only American-held...

wounded in the artillery duel and the Americans lost 11 killed and 23 wounded. The Americans had constructed three lines of defense, with the forward line...

79°22′54″W / 43.65250°N 79.38167°W / 43.65250; -79.38167 The Battle of York was a War of 1812 battle fought in York, Upper Canada (today's Toronto,...

take command at the end of March. Having arranged for the defense of Presque Isle, he proceeded to Lake Ontario to obtain reinforcements of seamen from Commodore...

the United States Army erected in 1813 on Mobile Point, near the mouth of Mobile Bay in what is now Baldwin County, Alabama, but then was part of the...

the defense of Baltimore. Until April 1814, Britain was at war against Napoleonic France, which limited British war aims in America. Meanwhile, the British...

HMS Shannon and the United States Navy frigate USS Chesapeake, as part of the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. The Chesapeake...

medium endurance cutters. On 26 July 2013, the ScanEagle became one of the first unmanned aerial vehicles to be granted certification by the Federal Aviation...

trifling a skirmish" Porter later said, Alert became the first American capture of the war. The duel itself lasted a mere eight minutes, during which...

listing of dozens of historic stations, cutters, lighthouses and more Defense of the cutter Eagle, 1814 battle with British Royal Navy History of homeland...

coastal defense battery to the west of town. Lewes itself was defended by a hastily-assembled fort that had been built from pine logs in the town center...

Coverage is from the colonial period to the present. The defense of its coasts was a major concern from 1776 onward. Prior to the American Revolution...

79.061111°W / 43.250752; -79.061111 The Battle of Fort George was fought during the War of 1812, in which the Americans defeated a British force and...

prepare defenses or escape. Polkinghorne sent a boat with the 12-pounder forward to commence an artillery duel with the intention of delaying the Americans...

The capture of HMS Frolic was a naval action fought in the Atlantic on 18 October 1812, between the sloop-of-war USS Wasp, commanded by Master Commandant...

USCGC Tampa, and HMS Dispatch. Capture of USS Chesapeake, which took place on the same day Defense of the Cutter Eagle – another battle between HMS Narcissus...

The Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor, or simply the Battle of Sacket's Harbor, took place on 29 May 1813, during the War of 1812. A British force was...

engage. The British had been misinformed about the defenses of the harbor and assumed there was nothing to be feared in the way of ordnance. The force at...

five of which made it to American ports. A member of her crew blew her up at Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia during the War of 1812 after a series of British...

The British took the five gunboats into service under the names Ambush (or Ambush No. 5), Firebrand, Destruction, Harlequin and Eagle. Several of these...

The sinking of HMS Peacock was a naval action fought off the mouth of the Demerara River, Guyana on 24 February 1813, between the sloop of war USS Hornet...

The action off Charles Island was a naval battle fought during the War of 1812 in the summer of 1813 off Charles Island in the Galapagos. An American squadron...

Samuel Reid's sea battle in the Azores and whether Reid's action actually delayed the British squadron and aided General Jackson's defense of New Orleans....

The capture of East India Company brig Nautilus took place on 30 June 1815. Although part of the Anglo-American War of 1812, it took place long after the...

The Sinking of HMS Avon was a single ship action fought during the War of 1812, and took place on 1 September 1814. In the battle, the ship-rigged sloop...

The capture of HMS Epervier was a naval action fought off the coast of Florida near Cape Canaveral on 28 April 1814, between the United States ship-rigged...