19 August 2016: In celebration of the unqualified victory enjoyed by the US Frigate Constitution over the British HMS Guerrier, we want to share a few lovely images today of that momentous engagement, one that was such welcome news to a struggling young country engaged in a war with Great Britain; the War of 1812 as it's known here in America or the "American War" as the good folks in England call it. First a couple of images of that most beautiful vessel:
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| CONSTITUTION sails on 200th anniversary of her victory over Guerrier |
Britannia ruled the waves at the onset
of the War of 1812. When the British frigate HMS Guerriere dueled USS
Constitution in the war’s first major naval engagement, the outcome was swift,
decisive and surprising. In less than an hour of fierce fighting, Guerriere was
in tatters and Constitution had been transformed into an American icon: “Old
Ironsides.”
Her victory in August of 1812 cheered a depressed population, and changed the dynamic of sea battles during that conflict, and after.
Bravo Zulu, Old Ironsides!
Until next time,
Fair Winds,
Old Salt
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