List of naval battles of the War of 1812

Last updated September 24, 2025

List of naval battles of the War of 1812.

Forces

List of Battles

First Battle of Sackett's Harbor 19 July 1812
USS Essex vs HMS Alert 13 August 1812
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere 19 August 1812
Capture of HMS Frolic 18 October 1812
Action off Madeira 25 October 1812
Action off Kingston 6 November 1812
Action off Brazil 29 December 1812
Action in the Demerara River 24 February 1813
Battle of Rappahannock River 3 April 1813
Battle of York 27 April 1813
Battle of Fort George 25–27 May 1813
Action off James Island 28 May 1813
Second Battle of Sackett's Harbor 28–29 May 1813
Battle of Boston Harbor 1 June 1813
Action off Charles Island 14 July 1813
Action off Bermuda 5 August 1813
Action off the Niagara 10 August 1813
Action off St. David's Head 14 August 1813
Action off Pemaquid Point 5 September 1813
Battle of Lake Erie 10 September 1813
Action off the Geneses 11 September 1813
"Burlington Races" 28 September 1813
Battle of Valparaiso 28 March 1814
Action in the Straits of Florida 20 April 1814
Action off Cape Canaveral 28 April 1814
Battle of Fort Oswego (1814) 6 May 1814
Battle of Big Sandy Creek 29–30 May 1814
Sinking of HMS Reindeer 28 June 1814
Action at Nottawasaga 14 August 1814
Sinking of HMS Avon 1 September 1814
Capture of the Scorpion and Tigress 2–6 September 1814
Battle of Plattsburgh 11 September 1814
Battle of Baltimore 12–15 September 1814
First Battle of Fort Bowyer 14–16 September 1814
Battle of Fayal 26–27 September 1814
Action off the Bay of St. Louis 13 December 1814
Battle of Lake Borgne 14 December 1814
Bombardment of Fort St. Philip (1815) 9–18 January 1815
Battle of Fort Peter 13–14 January 1815
Action off New York 15 January 1815
Action in the Mid-Atlantic 20 February 1815
Action off Tristan da Cunha 23 March 1815
Capture of East India Company ship Nautilus 30 June 1815

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