USS Insurgent
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Insurgente was a 40-gun Sémillante-class frigate of the French Navy, launched in 1793. During the Quasi War with the United States, the United States Navy frigate USS Constellation, with Captain Thoma
Naval encounter during the Quasi-War between USS Constellation and Insurgente (right) on 9 February 1799
Scene depicting the action of 9 February 1799, when USS Constellation (left), commanded by Captain Thomas Truxtun, captured the French frigate Insurgente (right)
Quasi-War
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The Quasi-War, 1798 to 1800, was an undeclared war between the United States and the French First Republic. It was fought almost entirely at sea, primarily in the Caribbean and off the East Coast of t
USS Insurgent
…Insurgente was a 40-gun Sémillante-class frigate of the French Navy, launched in 1793. During the Quasi War with the United States, the United States Navy frigate USS Constellation, with Captain Thomas Truxtun in command, captured her off the island of Nevis…
The French privateer Clarisse attacking the American merchantmen Louisa and Mercury on 3 January 1800
A 20th-century illustration depicting United States Marines escorting French prisoners