Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Cyane and HMS Levant

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The Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Cyane and HMS Levant was a War of 1812 naval engagement in which the American frigate USS Constitution defeated and captured the two smaller British warships in the Atlantic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf War of 1812 engagement ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
aftermath HMS Cyane taken into United States service ⓘ
HMS Levant later recaptured by British squadron ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Action between USS Constitution and HMS Cyane and HMS Levant ⓘ
belligerent United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
BritishCasualties heavier than American ⓘ
BritishCommander George Douglas ⓘ
Gordon Thomas Falcon ⓘ
BritishShip HMS Cyane ⓘ
HMS Levant ⓘ
campaign Atlantic naval operations of the War of 1812 ⓘ
combatant Royal Navy ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
commander Charles Stewart ⓘ
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfHMSCyane United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfHMSLevant United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfUSSConstitution United States ⓘ
date 20 February 1815 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Age of Sail ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
off Madeira ⓘ
notableFor occurring after signing of Treaty of Ghent but before news reached the combatants ⓘ
tactical handling of USS Constitution by Charles Stewart ⓘ
outcome both British ships struck their colors ⓘ
partOf War of 1812 ⓘ
primaryOpponentOfUSSConstitution HMS Cyane ⓘ
HMS Levant ⓘ
region eastern Atlantic ⓘ
result American victory ⓘ
capture of HMS Cyane ⓘ
capture of HMS Levant ⓘ
shipInvolved HMS Cyane ⓘ
HMS Levant ⓘ
USS Constitution ⓘ
shipTypeOnBritishSide sixth-rate frigate ⓘ
sloop-of-war ⓘ
shipTypeOnUnitedStatesSide heavy frigate ⓘ
tacticalSituation one American frigate versus two smaller British warships ⓘ
timeOfDay evening ⓘ
treatyContext Treaty of Ghent had been signed in December 1814 ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Ghent
UnitedStatesCasualties light ⓘ
UnitedStatesCommander Charles Stewart ⓘ
UnitedStatesShip USS Constitution ⓘ
year 1815 ⓘ

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HMS Cyane → capturedIn → Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Cyane and HMS Levant ⓘ
Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Cyane and HMS Levant → alsoKnownAs → Action between USS Constitution and HMS Cyane and HMS Levant ⓘ
linked to: Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Cyane and HMS Levant