BATTLE between the SCHOONER DECATUR and the SCHOONER DOMINICA, on the 5th of August 1813.

Object summary

Title: BATTLE between the SCHOONER DECATUR and the SCHOONER DOMINICA, on the 5th of August 1813.
Object ID: CC-P-0047
Date made: 1856
Place made: United States, New York
Publisher: Coggeshall, George
Lithographer: Weingartner, Adam
Object type: Lithograph
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

Depiction of the HMS Dominica's capture off the Bermudas on August 5, 1813 during the War of 1812. American privateer Decatur and the Royal Navy warship Dominica engaged in a fierce contest that ended with the capture of the British ship after a long battle.