USS Constellation vs L'Insurgente
USS Constellation vs L'Insurgente, or the action of 9 February 1799, was a single-ship action fought between frigates of the French Navy and the United States Navy during the Quasi-War, an undeclared war that lasted from 1798 to 1800. The battle resulted in USS Constellation's capture of L'Insurgente, after an intense firefight in which both sides exchanged heavy broadsides and musket fire.
Action of 9 February 1799, John William Schmidt
A diagram of Constellation's engagement with L'Insurgente
USS Constellation chasing L'Insurgente
John Rodgers
The Quasi-War was an undeclared naval war fought from 1798 to 1800 between the United States and the French First Republic, primarily in the Caribbean and off the East Coast of the United States.
Left: USS Constellation vs L'Insurgente; right: U.S. Marines from USS Constitution boarding and capturing French privateer Sandwich
Image: USS Constellation Vs Insurgente
Benjamin Stoddert, United States Secretary of the Navy
A 20th-century illustration depicting United States Marines escorting French prisoners