▁well ▁known ▁before ▁the ▁battle ▁and ▁Domin icas ▁dem ise ▁added ▁to ▁his ▁not or iety . ▁B aret te ▁was ▁also ▁reported ▁by ▁the ▁Americans ▁as ▁having ▁def ended ▁his ▁ship ▁until ▁death ▁in ▁a ▁most ▁gall ant ▁fashion ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁were ▁released ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁they ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁treated ▁well ▁by ▁Dir on ▁and ▁his ▁crew men . ▁The ▁British ▁never ▁surrender ed ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁and ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁force ▁alone . ▁ ▁Post ▁script ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁ ▁re capt ured ▁Domin ica . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁ ▁sight ed ▁and ▁gave ▁ch ase ▁to ▁an ▁American ▁private er ▁sch oon er . ▁After ▁an ▁eleven - hour ▁ch ase ▁Rh in ▁captured ▁Dec atur ▁in ▁the ▁Mon a ▁Pass age ▁about ▁four ▁le agues ▁from ▁Cape ▁Eng añ o . ▁Domin ique ▁Dir on ▁had ▁sa iled ▁Dec atur ▁from ▁Char l eston ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁but ▁had ▁made ▁no ▁capt ures . ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁and ▁references ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁He pper , ▁David ▁J . ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁British ▁War ship ▁L oss es ▁in ▁the ▁Age ▁of ▁S ail , ▁ 1 6 5 0 - 1 8 5 9 . ▁( R other field , ▁East ▁Sus sex : ▁Jean ▁BO ud ri ot ▁Publications ). ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : N aval ▁batt les ▁of