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The British warship HMS Leopard pursued and attacked the American frigate USS Chesapeake (pictured) in the belief that the crew of the latter included deserters from the Royal Navy.
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HMS Leopard (1790)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
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Chesapeake–Leopard affair
1807 naval incident between UK and US
The Chesapeake–Leopard affair was a naval engagement off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on June 22, 1807, between the British fourth-rate HMS Leopard and the American frigate USS Chesapeake. The crew of Leopard pursued, attacked, and boarded the American frigate, looking for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Type of warship
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USS Chesapeake (1799)
38-gun frigate of the United States Navy
Chesapeake was a 38-gun wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She was one of the original six frigates whose construction was authorized by the Naval Act of 1794. Joshua Humphreys designed these frigates to be the young navy's capital ships.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Desertion
Abandonment of military duty without authorization
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Royal Navy
Naval warfare force of the United Kingdom
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