Capture of HMS Boxer | |||||||
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Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
1 gun-brig Sailors and Marine infantry |
1 brig Sailors and Marine infantry | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 gun-brig captured | 1 brig damaged |
The capture of HMS Boxer in 1813 was a sea fight off the coast of Maine in the War of 1812. The United States Navy brig USS Enterprise, commanded by Lieutenant William Burrows, defeated the Royal Navy gun-brig HMS Boxer, led by Commander Samuel Blyth. Constructed as a schooner in Maryland in 1799, the victorious American was rebuilt as a brig prior to the war. She met an inglorious end, wrecking in the West Indies in 1823. However, her name carried on. A number of following U.S. Navy warships bore the name. The Boxer was auctioned for $9,775 to benefit her captors, and she served as a local merchantman for some years.