Guerrière was a 38-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed by Forfait. The British captured her and recommissioned her as HMS Guerriere. She is most famous for her fight against USS Constitution.
Depiction of HMS Guerriere's last battle, against the USS Constitution, by Michel Felice Corne (1752–1845).
The gallant encounter between HMS Boadicea and the two French warships Le Duquay-Trouin and Guerriére on 31 August 1803. William John Huggins
Constitution and the defeated Guerriere.
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere was a battle between an American and British ship during the War of 1812, about 400 miles (640 km) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It took place on the 19th of August 1812, one month after the war's first engagement between British and American forces. Guerriere was proceeding to Halifax for a refit, having been detached from a squadron which had earlier failed to capture Constitution. When the two ships encountered each other on August 19th, Guerriere's Captain James Richard Dacres engaged, confident of victory despite facing a bigger, stronger-manned, and better-armed U.S. ship. However, in the exchange of broadsides, Guerriere's masts were felled, and the ship reduced to a sinking condition. Constitution's crew took the British sailors on board and set Guerriere on fire, then returned to Boston with news of the victory, which proved to be important for American morale.
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere by Michele Felice Cornè
Constitution escapes the British squadron.
Gun crew on Constitution preparing to do battle with Guerriere
Constitution fires into the burning hulk of Guerriere, now badly damaged.