On the 25th of October 1800 the USS Enterprise defeated the French privateer brig Flambeau off the leeward side of the island of Domicica in the Caribbean Sea. Although the Enterprise was outgunned by the Flambeau she was still able to take her as a prize after a short battle. The battle helped bring to fame Lieutenant John Shaw, who added the capture of Flambeau to his already long list of French prizes.
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On the 25th of October 1800 the USS Enterprise defeated the French privateer brig Flambeau off the leeward side of the island of Domicica in the Caribbean Sea. Although the Enterprise was outgunned by the Flambeau she was still able to take her as a prize after a short battle. The battle helped bring to fame Lieutenant John Shaw, who added the capture of Flambeau to his already long list of French prizes.
The USS Enterprise, a United States Navy schooner under command of Lieutenant John Shaw, had been sent out to the Carribean Sea in March of 1800 with orders to cruise against French shipping in the region. The Enterprise had already previously engaged and defeated several French privateers when on the 24th of October she sighted the French privateer Flambeau off the leeward side of Domicica. The Flambeau was a brig that was slightly more powerful than Enterprise, having 12 eight-pound cannon as compaired to the American schooner's dozen six pounders. The French brig also had more...
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