Naval Actions of the War of 1812Introductory materialReading editionChapter navigation24 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFACEIntroductory materialILLUSTRATIONSINTRODUCTIONI THE THREE-DAYS CHASE OF THE “CONSTITUTION” [July 17th, 18th, 19th, 1812]II THE “CONSTITUTION” AND THE “GUERRIÈRE” [August 19th, 1812]III THE “WASP” AND THE “FROLIC” [October 18th, 1812]IV THE “UNITED STATES” AND THE “MACEDONIAN” [October 25th, 1812]V THE “CONSTITUTION” AND THE “JAVA” [December 29th, 1812]VI THE “COMET”—PRIVATEER [January 14th, 1813]VII THE “HORNET” AND THE “PEACOCK” [February 24th, 1813]VIII THE “CHESAPEAKE” AND THE “SHANNON” [June 1st, 1813]IX THE “ENTERPRISE” AND THE “BOXER” [September 5th, 1813]X THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE [September 10th, 1813]XI THE DEFENCE OF THE “GENERAL ARMSTRONG” [September 26th, 1814]XII THE LOSS OF THE “ESSEX” [March 28th, 1814]XIII THE “PEACOCK” AND THE “EPERVIER” [April 29th, 1814]XIV THE CRUISE OF THE “WASP” [1814]XV THE BATTLE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN [September 11th, 1814]XVI THE LOSS OF THE “PRESIDENT” [January 15th, 1815]XVII THE “CONSTITUTION,” THE “CYANE,” AND THE “LEVANT” [February 20th, 1815]XVIII THE “HORNET” AND THE “PENGUIN” [March 23d, 1815]XIX THE ESCAPE OF THE “HORNET” [April 29th, 1815]Previous chapter ←PREFACENext chapter →ILLUSTRATIONSAll chapters and sections (24)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFACEOpening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsILLUSTRATIONSINTRODUCTIONI THE THREE-DAYS CHASE OF THE “CONSTITUTION” [July 17th, 18th, 19th, 1812]II THE “CONSTITUTION” AND THE “GUERRIÈRE” [August 19th, 1812]III THE “WASP” AND THE “FROLIC” [October 18th, 1812]IV THE “UNITED STATES” AND THE “MACEDONIAN” [October 25th, 1812]V THE “CONSTITUTION” AND THE “JAVA” [December 29th, 1812]VI THE “COMET”—PRIVATEER [January 14th, 1813]VII THE “HORNET” AND THE “PEACOCK” [February 24th, 1813]VIII THE “CHESAPEAKE” AND THE “SHANNON” [June 1st, 1813]IX THE “ENTERPRISE” AND THE “BOXER” [September 5th, 1813]X THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE [September 10th, 1813]XI THE DEFENCE OF THE “GENERAL ARMSTRONG” [September 26th, 1814]XII THE LOSS OF THE “ESSEX” [March 28th, 1814]XIII THE “PEACOCK” AND THE “EPERVIER” [April 29th, 1814]XIV THE CRUISE OF THE “WASP” [1814]XV THE BATTLE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN [September 11th, 1814]XVI THE LOSS OF THE “PRESIDENT” [January 15th, 1815]XVII THE “CONSTITUTION,” THE “CYANE,” AND THE “LEVANT” [February 20th, 1815]XVIII THE “HORNET” AND THE “PENGUIN” [March 23d, 1815]XIX THE ESCAPE OF THE “HORNET” [April 29th, 1815]The chase of the Hornet, sloop of war, by the Cornwallis, a British line-of-battle ship 255◇← PREFACEILLUSTRATIONS →