OKay so I first heard of this fight a while ago and on that web page the Captain of the Yarmouth admitted that he was close to striking his colors when the American frigate disintegrated.
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So WI the Randolph had prevailed? In the War of 1812 the losses to American frigates enraged the British pblic what would be the reaction to the loss of a ship of the line to a frigate in single combat?
http://members.aol.com/tjoschultz/randolph.html
So WI the Randolph had prevailed? In the War of 1812 the losses to American frigates enraged the British pblic what would be the reaction to the loss of a ship of the line to a frigate in single combat?