Action of 20 February 1815

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The Action of 20 February 1815 was a late War of 1812 naval engagement in which the U.S. frigate USS Constitution fought and captured the British warships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant in the Atlantic.

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Action of 20 February 1815 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf War of 1812 engagement ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Action between USS Constitution, HMS Cyane and HMS Levant ⓘ
belligerent Royal Navy ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
BritishShip HMS Cyane ⓘ
HMS Levant ⓘ
BritishShipType sixth-rate frigate HMS Levant ⓘ
sixth-rate ship HMS Cyane ⓘ
linked to: HMS Cyane
combatantShip HMS Cyane ⓘ
HMS Levant ⓘ
USS Constitution ⓘ
commandedBy Charles Stewart ⓘ
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
countryOfBritishShips United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
countryOfUSShip United States of America ⓘ
date 20 February 1815 ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
notableFor single American frigate defeating two British warships ⓘ
outcome capture of HMS Cyane ⓘ
capture of HMS Levant ⓘ
partOf Atlantic naval operations of the War of 1812 ⓘ
result United States victory ⓘ
theatre Atlantic theatre of the War of 1812 ⓘ
tookPlaceAfter Treaty of Ghent signing ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Ghent
tookPlaceBefore formal ratification of Treaty of Ghent by the United States ⓘ
USShip USS Constitution ⓘ
USShipCommander Charles Stewart ⓘ
USShipNicknameInvolved Constitution ⓘ
Old Ironsides ⓘ
USShipType frigate ⓘ

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HMS Levant → battle → Action of 20 February 1815 ⓘ