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USS Constitution Captures HMS Cyane and HMS Levant

On 1815-02-20, USS Constitution engaged and captured the British warships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant in the Atlantic after encountering them off Madeira.

USS Constitution Captures HMS Cyane and HMS Levant

The action was one of the last major naval victories of the War of 1812—taking place after the Treaty of Ghent was signed but before news had reached the fleets—and it significantly boosted American naval prestige and national morale.

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