USS Constellation vs L’Insurgente
USS Constellation vs L’Insurgente, or the Action of 9 February 1799, was a single-ship action fought between frigates of the French Navy and the United States Navy during the Quasi-War. French privateering attacks against American vessels, begun a year prior, caused the conflict between the U.S. and France. The battle resulted in USS Constellation’s capture of L’ Insurgente after an intense...