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BATTLE between the BRIG CHASSEUR, and the SCHOONER St. LAWRENCE, off Havanna on the 26th of Feb. 1815.
Depiction of Baltimore clipper Chasseur's capture of HMS St. Lawrence on February 26, 1815. Commanded by Captain Thomas Boyle, an American privateer, Chasseur carried 14 guns and 102 men, while St. Lawrence carried 13 guns and 76 men. The intense action lasted only about 15 minutes, during which St. Lawrence suffered six men killed and 17 wounded. Chasseur had five killed and eight wounded, including her captain. Both vessels were badly damaged. Captain Boyle made a cartel of St. Lawrence and sent her and her crew into Havana as his prize.
