Battle of Rappahannock River

Battle of Rappahannock River
Part of the War of 1812

Capture of the Dolphin, 3rd April 1813, by Irwin John Bevan
DateApril 3, 1813
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United States United Kingdom United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
United States William Stafford United Kingdom James Polkinghorne
Strength
4 schooners 17 armed boats
Casualties and losses
6 killed
10 wounded
~100 captured
4 schooners captured
2 killed
11 wounded
2 armed boats sunk[1]

The Battle of Rappahannock River[2] was fought in 1813 during the War of 1812. A British Royal Navy force blockading the Rappahannock River in Virginia sent several hundred men in boats to attack four American privateers. Ultimately the British were victorious and the American ships were captured.[3]

  1. ^ Theodore Roosevelt, "The War with the United States" in The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, William Laird Clowes ed, London: Sampson, Lowe Marston & Co., Vol. VI (1901) pg. 98
  2. ^ "History of the War of 1812". Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  3. ^ Scott, pg. 78-90