Chesapeake–Leopard affair
June 22, 1807
Result British victory
HMS Leopard fired on and boarded the US frigate Chesapeake off Virginia hunting Royal Navy deserters, inflaming tensions that led to the War of 1812.
Chesapeake–Leopard affairJune 22, 1807
Result British victory
HMS Leopard fired on and boarded the US frigate Chesapeake off Virginia hunting Royal Navy deserters, inflaming tensions that led to the War of 1812.
