Battle of La Guaira (1812)

Battle of La Guaira
Part of the War of 1812
Battle between Saratoga and Rachel
Battle between Saratoga and Rachel
Date11 December 1812
Location
Result United States victory
Belligerents
 United States  United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Charles W. Wooster United Kingdom Alexander
Strength
1 schooner 1 brig
Casualties and losses
2 wounded
1 schooner damaged
3 killed, 1 wounded, and 31 captured
1 brig captured

The Battle of La Guaira was a naval engagement fought in the Caribbean Sea on 11 December 1812 during the war between Britain and the United States. An American privateer captured a British letter of marque at the Spanish port of La Guaira in Venezuela.[1][2]

  1. ^ Maclay (1899), pp. 446–447.
  2. ^ "War of 1812: UK sources for Privateers". 1812privateers.org. Retrieved 30 May 2011.