Naval Battle Between the United States & The Macedonian on Oct. 25, 1812, by Thomas Birch, 1813
Date
25 October 1812
Location
Atlantic Ocean
Result
American victory
Belligerents
United States
United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Stephen Decatur
John Surman Carden
Strength
1 44-gun heavy frigate 428 marines and sailors[1]
1 38-gun frigate 301 marines and sailors[1]
Casualties and losses
7 killed 5 wounded[1]
43 killed 71 wounded 1 frigate captured[1]
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Naval battles of the War of 1812
Atlantic Ocean
USS Essex vs HMS Alert
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere
Capture of HMS Frolic
USS United States vs HMS Macedonian
USS Constitution vs HMS Java
Sinking of HMS Peacock
Rappahannock River
Capture of USS Chesapeake
Capture of the Young Teazer
Capture of HMS Dominica
Capture of USS Argus
Capture of HMS Boxer
Capture of USS Frolic
Capture of HMS Epervier
Sinking of HMS Reindeer
Sinking of HMS Avon
Fayal
Capture of USS President
Capture of HMS Cyane and HMS Levant
Capture of HMS Penguin
Capture of East India Company ship Nautilus
East Coast
Bombardment of Lewes
Defense of the cutter Eagle
Chesapeake Bay
Alexandria
Baltimore
Hampden
Fort Peter
Great Lakes / Saint Lawrence River
Lake Ontario
1st Sacket's Harbor
Capture of HMS Caledonia and HMS Detroit
York
Fort George
2nd Sacket's Harbor
Lake Erie
Fort Oswego
Lake Huron
Lake Champlain
West Indies / Gulf Coast
La Guaira
1st Fort Bowyer
Lake Borgne
New Orleans
Fort St. Philip
2nd Fort Bowyer
Pacific Ocean
James Island
Charles Island
Nuku Hiva
Downes Expedition
Porter Expedition
Typee Valley
Valparaíso (capture of USS Essex)
Seringapatam Mutiny
Action of 9 May 1814
From Roosevelt's Naval War of 1812, the paths of United States and Macedonian, 25 October 1812
The capture of HMS Macedonian was a naval action fought near Madeira on 25 October 1812 between the heavy frigate USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, and the frigate HMS Macedonian, under the command of John Surman Carden. The American vessel won the long bloody battle, capturing and bringing Macedonian back to the United States. It was the first British warship to ever be brought into an American harbor.[2]
^ abcdBorneman, p. 91.
^Borneman, 2004, p. 91.
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