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USN 902808 American Letter-of-Marque JAVA Captured by the British Schooner HMS COCKCHAFER, May 1814

American Letter-of-Marque JAVA Captured by the British Schooner HMS COCKCHAFER, May 1814
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Title: American Letter-of-Marque JAVA Captured by the British Schooner HMS COCKCHAFER, May 1814
Caption: In May 1814, the British schooner HMS COCKCHAFER, 5 guns (1 long 12-pounder and 4 12-pounder carronades) and 22 men, Lieutenant George Jackson, cruising off the Chesapeake, captured, after a long engagement, the American letter-of-marque JAVA, 8 long 9-pounders and 22 men.
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Catalog #: USN 902808
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Original Creator: Artist, Warren (attributed)
After this Year: 1812
Before this Year: 1815
Original Medium: Watercolor Painting, BW Photo
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