OTDIH 18 October 1812 HMS Frolic was captured by the USS Wasp

USS Wasp boarding HMS Frolic, attributed to Thomas Birch. Painting in the Peabody Essex Museum.

Although we should note that the Frolic was recaptured and the Wasp captured by HMS Poictiers later that same day.

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