HMS Shannon taking USS Chesapeake, 1 June 1813<br><p>'HMS Shannon taking USS Chesapeake, 1 June 1813'.
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The American frigate Chesapeake was captured by the British ship Shannon off the Boston coast, in a battle which lasted only 15 minutes but claimed over 120 lives.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Thomas_Buttersworth" class="extiw" title="w:en:Thomas Buttersworth"><span title="British artist (1768-1842)">Thomas Buttersworth</span></a>
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after 1813 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1813-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1813-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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