Battle of Rappahannock River

Battle of Rappahannock River
	Part of the War of 1812
	; The reconstructed Lynx off California being saluted by Lady Washington.
Date	April 3, 1813
Location	Rappahannock River, Virginia
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United States	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
William S. Stafford	James Polkinghorne
Strength
4 schooners; Marines and Sailors	17 armed boats; Marines and Sailors
Casualties and losses
6 killed; 10 wounded; ~100 captured; 4 schooners captured	2 killed; 11 wounded; 2 armed boats sunk

The Battle of Rappahannock River^[2] was fought in 1813 during the War of 1812. A British force blockading the Rappahannock River of Virginia sent several hundred men in boats to attack four American privateers. Ultimately the British were victorious and the American ships were captured.^[3]

^ Theodore Roosevelt, "The War with the United States" in The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, William Laird Clowes ed, London: Sampson, Lowe Marston & Co., Vol. VI (1901) pg. 98
^ "History of the War of 1812". Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
^ Scott, pg. 78-90