USS United States vs HMS Macedonian

USS United States vs HMS Macedonian
Part of the War of 1812

Naval Battle Between the United States & The Macedonian on Oct. 25, 1812, by Thomas Birch, 1813
Date25 October 1812
Location
Atlantic Ocean
Result American victory
Belligerents
United States United States United Kingdom United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Stephen Decatur John Surman Carden
Strength
1 44-gun heavy frigate
428 marines and sailors[1]		 1 38-gun frigate
301 marines and sailors[1]
Casualties and losses
7 killed
5 wounded[1]		 43 killed
71 wounded
1 frigate captured[1]
From Roosevelt's Naval War of 1812, the paths of United States and Macedonian, 25 October 1812

The capture of HMS Macedonian was a naval action fought near Madeira on 25 October 1812 between the heavy frigate USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, and the frigate HMS Macedonian, under the command of John Surman Carden. The American vessel won the long bloody battle, capturing and bringing Macedonian back to the United States. It was the first British warship to ever be brought into an American harbor.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Borneman, p. 91.
  2. ^ Borneman, 2004, p. 91.