War 1812. Capture of Sloop of War, HMS Java
War 1812. Capture of Sloop of War, HMS Java, by the Frigate USS Constitution. In a two-and-a-half-hour battle off the coast of Brazil, the British HMS Java was dismasted and ordered to be scuttled. British Captain Henry Lambert died of his wounds. US Captain William Bainbridge was also wounded, but not severely
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Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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