Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812 Painting by Anton Otto Fischer
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TIL that in the War of 1812, the USS President mistook a ship named the HMS Little Belt to be the much larger frigate HMS Guerriere (the Little Belt affair). When the USS Constitution engaged the real HMS Guerriere a few months later, the words "Not The Little Belt" were painted on her topsail.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litβ¦
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USS Constitution, The Greatest Warship of all time. Armed with 54 guns. Warship Famous for winning against HMS Guerriere. A smaller, inferior frigate with only 34 guns. USA, USA
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Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812 , by William Strickland
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And so Old Ironsides earned her name. Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812 [1280 x 974][OS]
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USS Constitution in Boston Harbor, Aug 2012, 200 years after her engagement with HMS Guerriere. She is currently the only active ship in the US military to have sunk an enemy vessel [2400 x 3000]
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Painting (Unknown date) by Anton Otto Fischer depicting the first victory at sea by USS Constitution over HMS Guerriere on August 19, 1812.
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On this day in 1812, USS Constitution defeats HMS Guerriere off Nova Scotia. The engagement earns the American frigate the nickname "Old Ironsides" after British cannon balls rebound off its hull [1000x766]
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Painting (Unknown date) by Anton Otto Fischer depicting the first victory at sea by USS Constitution over HMS Guerriere on August 19, 1812.
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USS Constitution (44) vs HMS Guerriere (38) in action on the 19th of August, 1812, by Tom Freeman.
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USS Constitution defeats HMS Guerriere in a single-ship engagement. The battle was an important victory for American morale. Painted by Michel Felice Corne.
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On August 19 at 11 am EST, the USS Constitution will commemorate her battle with HMS Guerriere on Facebook Live
facebook.com/events/97420β¦
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TDIH: August 19, 1812, During the War of 1812, American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada earning the nickname "Old Ironsides".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USSβ¦
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Another gundeck photo, this time of USS Constitution. Imagine this during the battle with HMS Guerriere?
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USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere by Michele Felice Cornè
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USS Constitution in Boston Harbor, Aug 2012, 200 years after her engagement with HMS Guerriere. She is currently the only active ship in the US military to have sunk an enemy vessel [2400 x 3000]
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The USS Constitution fighting the HMS Guerriere [6575x3275]
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The War of 1812: America the Underdog - Includes a lot of landlubber history at the start then goes in depth with the USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere.
youtube.com/watch?v=yy_qZβ¦
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On this date in 1812 the USS Constitution defeated the HMS Guerriere and earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" [Art] [1000 x 766]
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I've made a huge mistake: HMS Guerriere, outgunned and outfought, surrenders to its "upstart" American opponent, the incomparable USS Constitution [2,011 Γ 1,526]
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USS Constitution (44) vs HMS Guerriere (38) in action on the 19th of August, 1812, by Tom Freeman. Note the words 'Not the Little Belt' written across the foretopsail of Guerriere, a message regarding the 'Little Belt Affair, 1811', one of the many incidents leading up to the war. [2560x1600]
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TDIH: October 21st, 1797 β "Old Ironsides", the USS Constitution, is launched in Boston Harbor. During the War of 1812 she earned her nickname during battle with the HMS Guerriere, whose shots were said to have bounced harmlessly off Constitutionβs hull. βHuzzah! Her sides are made of iron!β
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USSβ¦
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[Warship] On this date in 1812 the USS Constitution defeated the HMS Guerriere and earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" [Art]
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On this date in 1812 the USS Constitution defeated the HMS Guerriere and earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" [Art]
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