Commodore John Rodgers, commanding the USS President, fires upon, and severely damages, HMS Little Belt, mistaking it for HMS Guerriere.
[restored 11/26/2021]
Subsequent Events:
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 69.
Little Belt Affair – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Belt_Affair
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