Capture of HMS Boxer

Capture of HMS Boxer
Part of the War of 1812
Date5 September 1813
Location
Result American victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  United States
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Samuel Blyth  United States William Burrows 
Strength
1 gun-brig
Sailors and
Marine infantry
1 brig
Sailors and
Marine infantry
Casualties and losses
1 gun-brig captured 1 brig damaged

The capture of HMS Boxer in 1813 was a sea fight off the coast of Maine in the War of 1812. The United States Navy brig USS Enterprise, commanded by Lieutenant William Burrows, defeated the Royal Navy gun-brig HMS Boxer, led by Commander Samuel Blyth. Constructed as a schooner in Maryland in 1799, the victorious American was rebuilt as a brig prior to the war. She met an inglorious end, wrecking in the West Indies in 1823. However, her name carried on. A number of following U.S. Navy warships bore the name. The Boxer was auctioned for $9,775 to benefit her captors, and she served as a local merchantman for some years.