HMS Shannon and USS Chesapeake cannon

Halifax, Province House (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 2836436) Lithograph; By L. Haghe, after John Christian Schetky; C. 1813. HMS Shannon commencing battle with the USS Chesapeake. The image depicts the naval engagement between the British frigate HMS Shannon and the American frigate USS Chesapeake during the War of 1812. The battle took … Read more