Capture of HMS Epervier
The capture of HMS Epervier was a naval action fought off the coast of Florida near Cape Canaveral on 28 April 1814, between the United States ship-rigged sloop-of-war USS Peacock, commanded by Master Commandant Lewis Warrington, and the British Cruizer-class brig-sloop Epervier under Commander Richard Wales. The Americans captured the British vessel after a one-sided cannonade, but the British merchant convoy escaped.
| USS Peacock vs HMS Epervier | |||||||
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| Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
USS Peacock and HMS Epervier battle. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | United Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lewis Warrington | Richard Wales | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 sloop-of-war 166 Marines and Sailors |
1 brig-sloop 128 Marines and Sailors | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 | 23 | ||||||
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