Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Java

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The Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Java was a notable naval engagement of the War of 1812 in which the American frigate USS Constitution defeated and destroyed the British frigate HMS Java off the coast of Brazil.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf engagement of the War of 1812 ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
belligerent United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaign Atlantic theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ
capturedShip HMS Java ⓘ
capturedShipFate HMS Java burned and sunk after battle ⓘ
linked to: HMS Java
casualtiesUnitedKingdomKilled about 60 ⓘ
casualtiesUnitedKingdomWounded over 100 ⓘ
casualtiesUnitedStatesKilled 34 ⓘ
casualtiesUnitedStatesWounded 26 ⓘ
combatant HMS Java ⓘ
USS Constitution ⓘ
commanderUnitedKingdom Henry Lambert ⓘ
commanderUnitedStates William Bainbridge ⓘ
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfHMSJava Royal Navy ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfUSSConstitution United States Navy ⓘ
date 1812-12-29 ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
flagshipUnitedKingdom HMS Java ⓘ
flagshipUnitedStates USS Constitution ⓘ
geographicDetail off Bahia, Brazil ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
off the coast of Brazil ⓘ
navalTactic close-range broadside exchange ⓘ
notableFor boosting American morale during the War of 1812 ⓘ
demonstrating superiority of American heavy frigates ⓘ
outcome HMS Java destroyed ⓘ
USS Constitution defeated HMS Java ⓘ
partOf War of 1812 ⓘ
postBattleAction USS Constitution destroyed HMS Java to avoid recapture ⓘ
USS Constitution took prisoners from HMS Java ⓘ
precededBy Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere ⓘ
result American victory ⓘ
shipClassInvolved 38-gun frigate HMS Java ⓘ
44-gun frigate USS Constitution ⓘ
linked to: USS Constitution
shipNicknameInvolved USS Constitution nicknamed "Old Ironsides" ⓘ
shipSurrendered HMS Java ⓘ
shipTypeHMSJava frigate ⓘ
shipTypeUSSConstitution heavy frigate ⓘ
strategicImpact contributed to Royal Navy reassessment of frigate deployment ⓘ
tacticalSituation single-ship action ⓘ
weaponryUsed cannon ⓘ
year 1812 ⓘ

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William Bainbridge → notableBattle → Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Java ⓘ
Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Java → postBattleAction → USS Constitution took prisoners from HMS Java ⓘ
linked to: Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Java
Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Java → postBattleAction → USS Constitution destroyed HMS Java to avoid recapture ⓘ
linked to: Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Java