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| Keywords: monochrome blackandwhite outdoor black and white On 23 March 1815, the sloop-of-war USS Hornet, commanded by James Biddle, captured the British brig sloop HMS Penguin in a battle lasting 22 minutes off Tristan d'Acunha island in the south Atlantic. Neither vessel was aware that their two nations were now at peace. Note, the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812, was signed on 24 Dec 1814 and ratified by the U.S. Senate in Feb 1815. USS Hornet in action with HMS Penguin, 23 March 1815. Halftone reproduction of an artwork by Carlton T. Chapman, depicting the capture of HMS Penguin by USS Hornet off Tristan d'Acunha island, in the South Atlantic. NHHC Photograph Collection, NH 1857. On 23 March 1815, the sloop-of-war USS Hornet, commanded by James Biddle, captured the British brig sloop HMS Penguin in a battle lasting 22 minutes off Tristan d'Acunha island in the south Atlantic. Neither vessel was aware that their two nations were now at peace. Note, the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812, was signed on 24 Dec 1814 and ratified by the U.S. Senate in Feb 1815. USS Hornet in action with HMS Penguin, 23 March 1815. Halftone reproduction of an artwork by Carlton T. Chapman, depicting the capture of HMS Penguin by USS Hornet off Tristan d'Acunha island, in the South Atlantic. NHHC Photograph Collection, NH 1857. | ||||
