| Bombardment of Lewes | |||||||
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| Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 United Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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David Haslet Samuel Boyer Davis |
John Beresford | ||||||
The Bombardment of Lewes was a military engagement during the War of 1812 during which a British naval squadron bombarded the American town of Lewes, Delaware.[1][2]
- ^ "Discovering the Hidden History of Lewes". Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ Brave Little Lewes: The Bombardment on the Delaware Bay. Lewes Historical Society. URL:https://www.historiclewes.org/sites/default/files/inline-files/Brave%20Little%20Lewes_3.pdf