Battle of Valparaíso

Battle of Valparaíso
	Part of the War of 1812
	; Capture of the Essex by Abel Bowen, 1838
Date	28 March 1814
Location	off Valparaíso, Chile
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	United States
Commanders and leaders
James Hillyar	David Porter
Strength
1 frigate (36 guns); 1 sloop-of-war (18 guns)	1 frigate (36 guns); 1 sloop-of-war (20 guns)
Casualties and losses
1 frigate damaged; 1 sloop-of-war damaged; 5 killed; 10 wounded; Total: 15	1 frigate captured; 1 sloop-of-war captured; 58 killed; 156 captured (60 wounded); Total: 214

The Battle of Valparaíso, also called the Capture of USS Essex, was a naval action fought during the War of 1812. It took place off Valparaíso, Chile on March 28, 1814, between the frigate USS Essex and the sloop USS Essex Junior of the United States Navy and the frigate HMS Phoebe and sloop HMS Cherub of the Royal Navy. The British ships won the battle, and the American vessels were captured.

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