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.

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1799  Wikidata
Action of 9 February 1799
naval battle, United States, France, Thomas Truxtun, 

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