2-637-161 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Shannon and the Chesapeake', c1814. On 1 June 1813, the American frigate USS 'Chesapeake' engaged with the British frigate HMS 'Shannon' outside Brooklyn harbour, resulting the in the capture of the 'Chesapeake' by the British after a fierce and bloody 15-minute battle. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N. Robinson & Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Limited, London, 1924]