Capture of East India Company ship Nautilus

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Capture of East India Company ship Nautilus
Part of the War of 1812
An 1813 illustration of USS Peacock
Date June 30, 1815 Location Off Java, Pacific Ocean Result American victory
Belligerents
United States	East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Lewis Warrington	Charles Boyce
Strength
1 sloop-of-war	1 brig
Casualties and losses
None	7 killed 6 wounded 1 brig captured

The capture of East India Company brig Nautilus was a single-ship action which took place on June 30, 1815 as part of the War of 1812. It occurred during the third voyage of United States Navy sloop-of-war USS Peacock under the command of Master Commandant Lewis Warrington. Though the conflict had ended six months earlier as a result of the Treaty of Ghent, a fact which Warrington knew about, he attacked the British East India Company brig HCS Nautilus after its commander, Charles Boyce, refused to surrender. Peacock opened fire, inflicting several casualties on the British and capturing Nautilus, though Warrington released her after Boyce provided documents pertaining to the treaty. The action was the last military engagement of the conflict.