USS United States vs HMS Macedonian | |||||||
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Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
![]() Naval Battle Between the United States & The Macedonian on Oct. 25, 1812, by Thomas Birch, 1813 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Stephen Decatur | John Surman Carden | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 44-gun heavy frigate 428 marines and sailors[1] |
1 38-gun frigate 301 marines and sailors[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
7 killed 5 wounded[1] |
43 killed 71 wounded 1 frigate captured[1] |
The capture of HMS Macedonian was a naval action fought near Madeira on 25 October 1812 between the heavy frigate USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, and the frigate HMS Macedonian, under the command of John Surman Carden. The American vessel won the long bloody battle, capturing and bringing Macedonian back to the United States. It was the first British warship to ever be brought into an American harbor.[2]