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The Battle of Fayal was an engagement fought in September 1814 during the war between the United States and the United Kingdom at the Portuguese colony of Fayal in the Azores. A British warship and several boats filled with sailors and marines attacked an American privateer in port. After repulsing two British attacks, the Americans won a tactical victory but they scuttled their ship the following morning to prevent her from being captured.

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  • Battle of Fayal
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  • The Battle of Fayal was an engagement fought in September 1814 during the war between the United States and the United Kingdom at the Portuguese colony of Fayal in the Azores. A British warship and several boats filled with sailors and marines attacked an American privateer in port. After repulsing two British attacks, the Americans won a tactical victory but they scuttled their ship the following morning to prevent her from being captured.
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  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • 3(xsd:integer)
  • 12(xsd:integer)
  • Land:
  • Sea:
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Partof
  • the War of 1812
Date
  • --09-26
Commander
  • 23(xsd:integer)
  • Robert Loyd
  • William Matterface
Caption
  • The General Armstrong fighting the British off Fayal.
Casualties
  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • 2(xsd:integer)
  • 7(xsd:integer)
  • 36(xsd:integer)
  • 93(xsd:integer)
Result
  • British pyrrhic victory
Place
  • Fayal, Azore Islands, Atlantic Ocean
Conflict
  • Battle of Fayal
abstract
  • The Battle of Fayal was an engagement fought in September 1814 during the war between the United States and the United Kingdom at the Portuguese colony of Fayal in the Azores. A British warship and several boats filled with sailors and marines attacked an American privateer in port. After repulsing two British attacks, the Americans won a tactical victory but they scuttled their ship the following morning to prevent her from being captured.
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