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    USS Caledonia was a brig, formerly HMS Caledonia, that the United States Navy captured during the War of 1812 and took into American service. The brig...
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  • USS Caledonia may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy: USS Caledonia (1812), was captured off Fort Erie, Ontario, 8 October 1812, purchased...
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  • MV Caledonia, Caledonian MacBrayne ferry HMS Caledonia, various ships and bases of the Royal Navy USS Caledonia (1812), a warship during the War of 1812...
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  • captured by the Americans in 1812, and put into service as USS Caledonia (1812). HMS Caledonia (1808) was a 120-gun first rate ship of the line launched...
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    USS Trippe was a sloop in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. She was named in honour of John Trippe. Originally named Contractor, she was...
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    engagements include USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere on 19 August 1812, USS United States vs HMS Macedonian on 25 October, USS Constitution vs HMS Java...
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  • USS Nonsuch was a moderately successful privateer built in 1812 and then an armed schooner in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. She was sold...
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    9 – War of 1812: American naval forces under Lieutenant Jesse Duncan Elliott capture two British warships, HMS Detroit and HMS Caledonia. October 12...
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     28, July–December. London: UK Royal Navy. 1812. p. 363. Dickon, Chris (2008). The enduring journey of the USS Chesapeake: ... The Hickory Press, Charleston...
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  • USS Somers was a schooner, formerly Catherine, purchased by the United States Navy in 1812. She was purchased for $5,500 from Jacob Townsend, a pioneer...
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    USS Calamianes (1888) USS Calamus (AOG-25) USS Calaveras County (LST-516) USS Calcaterra (DE-390/DER-390) USS Caldwell (DD-69, DD-605) USS Caledonia (1812...
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    9 – War of 1812: American naval forces under Lieutenant Jesse Duncan Elliott capture two British warships, HMS Detroit and HMS Caledonia. October 13...
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    Jesse Elliott (category Commanders of the USS Constitution)
    the outbreak of the War of 1812. On 8 October 1812, he and Army Captain Nathan Towson captured the British brigs HMS Caledonia and HMS Detroit, formerly...
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  • Timeline of the War of 1812 is a chronology of the War of 1812, including a list of battles. The War of 1812 was fought in four major theaters: the Atlantic...
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    Battle of Lake Erie (category Naval battles of the War of 1812)
    10 September 1813, on Lake Erie off the shore of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels...
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    42°8′14″N 80°5′15″W / 42.13722°N 80.08750°W / 42.13722; -80.08750 USS Niagara, commonly called the U.S. Brig Niagara or the Flagship Niagara, is a...
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    USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere was a battle between an American and British ship during the War of 1812, about 400 miles (640 km) southeast of Halifax...
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    Caledonia was a British brig which saw service on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812. Caledonia was built in Malden in Upper Canada for the North...
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  • capture of HMS Caledonia and HMS Detroit was an action which took place in the Anglo-US portion of the War of 1812. On October 9, 1812, 100 American sailors...
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    The second USS Hamilton (DD–141) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I, later reclassified DMS-18 for service in...
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    The capture of USS President was one of many naval actions fought at the end of the War of 1812. The frigate USS President tried to break out of New York...
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    Battle of Plattsburgh (category Naval battles of the War of 1812)
    British invasion of the northern states of the United States during the War of 1812. Two British forces, an army under Lieutenant General Sir George Prévost...
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    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...
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    Capture of USS Essex, was a naval action fought during the War of 1812. It took place off Valparaíso, Chile on March 28, 1814, between the frigate USS Essex...
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    Arthur Sinclair (category United States Navy personnel of the War of 1812)
    Admiral John Mustin. The destroyer USS Sinclair (DD-275) was named for him. Biography portal "The A to Z of the War of 1812" by Robert Malcomson page.498....
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  • Daniel Turner (naval officer) (category Commanders of the USS Constitution)
    relinquished command to Captain Jesse D. Elliott and assumed command of Caledonia. The little brig played an important role in the battle on 10 September...
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    HMS Poictiers defeats USS Wasp 1812, October 25 – USS United States captures HMS Macedonian 1812, November 2 – British letter-of-marque Caledonia repels US privateer...
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    USS Caledonia |  United States Navy | 8 October 1812 Caledonia was a brig, formerly HMS Caledonia, captured by the U.S. Navy, during the War of 1812 and...
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    frigate HMS Shannon and the United States Navy frigate USS Chesapeake, as part of the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. The...
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  • battle, USS Caledonia pounded General Hunter with more powerful armament, to which the British vessel was inadequately unable to reply to. After USS Lawrence...
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