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Battle of La Guaira (1812)
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Not to be confused with the Battle of La Guaira in 1743.
The Battle of La Guaira was a naval engagement fought in the Caribbean Sea on 11 December 1812 during the war between Britain and the United States. An American privateer captured a British letter of marque at the Spanish port of La Guaira in Venezuela.[1][2]
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Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
![]() Battle between Saratoga and Rachel | |||||||
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1 schooner | 1 brig | ||||||
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2 wounded 1 schooner damaged |
3 killed, 1 wounded, and 31 captured 1 brig captured |
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