Battle of La Guaira | |||||||
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Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
Battle between Saratoga and Rachel | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | United Kingdom | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Charles W. Wooster | 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]