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USN 903307 American Privateer PROVIDENCE Captured by HMS DOMINICA, September 1812

American Privateer PROVIDENCE Captured by HMS DOMINICA, September 1812
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Title: American Privateer PROVIDENCE Captured by HMS DOMINICA, September 1812
Caption: On 11 September 1812, the British 14-gun brig sloop HMS DOMINICA, Captain Robert Hockings, cruising in the West Indies, sighted and, after a long chase and a stubborn resistance, effected the capture of the American privateer schooner PROVIDENCE of 4 guns (pierced for 12) and 60 men.
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Catalog #: USN 903307
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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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