Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere

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The Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere was a notable naval engagement during the War of 1812 in which the American frigate USS Constitution earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" after decisively defeating the British frigate HMS Guerriere.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
associatedShip HMS Guerriere ⓘ
USS Constitution ⓘ
belligerent Royal Navy ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
BritishCasualties heavy ⓘ
BritishShipCommander James Richard Dacres ⓘ
BritishShipType 38-gun frigate ⓘ
casualties British casualties significantly higher than American casualties ⓘ
causeOf capture of HMS Guerriere ⓘ
sinking of HMS Guerriere ⓘ
combatant HMS Guerriere ⓘ
USS Constitution ⓘ
commandedBy Isaac Hull ⓘ
James Richard Dacres ⓘ
commemoratedBy accounts in American naval history ⓘ
the nickname "Old Ironsides" for USS Constitution ⓘ
linked to: USS Constitution
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
countryOfDefeatedSide United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfVictoriousSide United States ⓘ
date 1812-08-19 ⓘ
engagementDuration several hours ⓘ
engagementType frigate action ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
followedBy subsequent American frigate victories over British warships in 1812 ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
legacy symbol of early U.S. naval prowess ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
off the coast of Nova Scotia ⓘ
nicknameOriginOf Old Ironsides ⓘ
notableFor USS Constitution earning the nickname "Old Ironsides" ⓘ
early American naval victory in the War of 1812 ⓘ
partOf War of 1812 ⓘ
precededBy early commerce-raiding cruises of USS Constitution in 1812 ⓘ
primaryTactic close-range broadside exchange ⓘ
result United States victory ⓘ
shipInvolved HMS Guerriere ⓘ
USS Constitution ⓘ
strategicSignificance boosted American morale early in the War of 1812 ⓘ
challenged the reputation of British naval invincibility ⓘ
tacticalOutcome HMS Guerriere dismasted and rendered unmanageable ⓘ
theater Atlantic theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ
USCasualties relatively light ⓘ
USShipCommander Isaac Hull ⓘ
USShipType 44-gun frigate ⓘ
weaponUsed naval cannon ⓘ
year 1812 ⓘ

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USS Guerriere → namedAfter → Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere ⓘ