The American Constitution frigate's engagement with the British frigate Guerriere, which after an action of 25 minutes, surrendered, and being completely shattered, was blown up, it being impossible to get her into port
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Date
1812Place of Publication
Boston.Publisher
Coverly, Nathaniel, 1775?-1824, printer.Subjects
Hull, Isaac, 1773-1843Dacres, James Richard, 1788-1853
United States History War of 1812
Naval battles
Constitution (Frigate)
Guerriere (Frigate)
Sailors
Ships
First Line
Come jolly lads, ye hearts of gold, come fill your cans and glasses.Identifiers
BIB ID: 291139OCLC Control No.: (OCoLC)ocm33063643
OCLC Control No.: (OCoLC)ocn191473438
Ford, W.C. Thomas ballads, 4
AAS General Catalog URL: http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=291139
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31 x 22 cm.Transcriptions
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“The American Constitution frigate's engagement with the British frigate Guerriere, which after an action of 25 minutes, surrendered, and being completely shattered, was blown up, it being impossible to get her into port,” Isaiah Thomas Broadside Ballads Project, accessed December 6, 2023, https://www.americanantiquarian.org/thomasballads/items/show/263.