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The capture of HMS Cyane and HMS Levant was an action which took place at the end of the Anglo-US portion of the War of 1812. The two British warships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant fought USS Constitution on 20 February 1815, about 100 miles east of Madeira. Following exchanges of broadsides and musket fire, both Cyane and Levant surrendered. The war had actually finished a few days before the action with the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent by both sides, but the combatants were not aware of this.

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  • The capture of HMS Cyane and HMS Levant was an action which took place at the end of the Anglo-US portion of the War of 1812. The two British warships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant fought USS Constitution on 20 February 1815, about 100 miles east of Madeira. Following exchanges of broadsides and musket fire, both Cyane and Levant surrendered. The war had actually finished a few days before the action with the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent by both sides, but the combatants were not aware of this. Constitution and the two prizes anchored in Porto Praya in the Cape Verde islands. Levant failed to escape when a British squadron appeared, and was recaptured. (en)
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  • 6 killed
  • 9 wounded
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  • United Kingdom
  • United States
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  • 1815-02-20 (xsd:date)
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  • American victory
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  • 1 frigate
  • 135 men on Levant
  • 175 men on Cyane
  • 2 sixth-rates
  • 310 in total
  • 450 crew
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  • HMS Cyane and HMS Levant HMS Penguin EIC Nautilus (en)
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  • USS Constitution captures HMS Cyane and HMS Levant (en)
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  • 2 (xsd:integer)
  • 6 (xsd:integer)
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  • United Kingdom (en)
  • United States (en)
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  • Charles Stewart (en)
  • Gordon Falcon (en)
  • Archibald Henderson (en)
  • George Douglas (en)
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  • Capture of HMS Cyane and HMS Levant (en)
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  • 1815-02-20 (xsd:date)
  • 2004-06-26 (xsd:date)
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  • Post-treaty ratification battles of the War of 1812 (en)
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  • the War of 1812 (en)
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  • American victory (en)
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  • Navy History (en)
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  • The capture of HMS Cyane and HMS Levant was an action which took place at the end of the Anglo-US portion of the War of 1812. The two British warships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant fought USS Constitution on 20 February 1815, about 100 miles east of Madeira. Following exchanges of broadsides and musket fire, both Cyane and Levant surrendered. The war had actually finished a few days before the action with the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent by both sides, but the combatants were not aware of this. (en)
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  • Capture of HMS Cyane and HMS Levant (en)
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  • Capture of HMS Cyane and HMS Levant (en)
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