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Battle of Cherbourg (1864)

June 19, 1864 · Battle of Cherbourg (1864)

Result Union victory

USS Kearsarge sank the raider CSS Alabama off Cherbourg, France.

On the map Contemporaries

Union

Confederacy

United States

Confederate States of America

John Ancrum Winslow military commander

Raphael Semmes military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 163
Wounded: 2

Strength: 149

Units