Keywords: outdoor drawing water surreal On 1 February 1800, during the Quasi War with France, the frigate Constellation, commanded by Capt Thomas Truxtun, engaged the French frigate la Vengeance off Guadeloupe, West Indies in a five-hour battle. Vengeance struck her colors several times but was not observed by Constellation. When Constellation’s mast was shot away, Vengeance eluded capture but ran aground at Curacao 4 days later and was completely destroyed. USS Constellation versus French frigate la Vengeance, off West Indies, 2 February 1800. Artwork by Arthur N. Disney, Sr. National Archives photograph, KN 3491. On 1 February 1800, during the Quasi War with France, the frigate Constellation, commanded by Capt Thomas Truxtun, engaged the French frigate la Vengeance off Guadeloupe, West Indies in a five-hour battle. Vengeance struck her colors several times but was not observed by Constellation. When Constellation’s mast was shot away, Vengeance eluded capture but ran aground at Curacao 4 days later and was completely destroyed. USS Constellation versus French frigate la Vengeance, off West Indies, 2 February 1800. Artwork by Arthur N. Disney, Sr. National Archives photograph, KN 3491. |