| USS Wasp vs HMS Reindeer | |||||||
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| Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
 Marines aboard USS Wasp engage the British on HMS Reindeer | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 United Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Johnston Blakely |
 William Manners † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Sloop-of-war Wasp 173 crew: U.S. Navy U.S. Marines |
Brig-sloop Reindeer 118 crew: Royal Navy Royal Marines | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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9 killed 15 wounded |
25 killed 42 wounded Reindeer sunk | ||||||
The sinking of HMS Reindeer was one of the hardest-fought naval actions in the Anglo-American War of 1812. It took place on 28 June 1814. The ship-rigged sloop of war USS Wasp forced the Cruizer-class brig-sloop HMS Reindeer to surrender after far more than half the brig's crew, including the Captain, were killed or wounded. Reindeer was too badly damaged in the action to be salvaged so the Americans set her on fire.