Battle of Fayal

Battle of Fayal
	Part of the War of 1812
	; An American illustration of the battle
Date	September 26–27, 1814
Location	Horta, Faial Island
Result	See Aftermath section
Belligerents
United States	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Samuel Chester Reid	Robert Lloyd (WIA) ; William Matterface †
Strength
1 brig ; 90 sailors	1 ship of the line ; 1 frigate ; 1 brig-sloop ; 12 armed boats
Casualties and losses
2 killed ; 7 wounded ; 1 brig scuttled	36 killed ; 93 wounded ; 2 armed boats sunk ; 2 armed boats captured

The Battle of Fayal was fought on September 26–27, 1814, during the War of 1812. It occurred near the Portuguese village of Horta on Faial Island, in the Azores. A Royal Navy squadron on its way to Jamaica and Louisiana attacked the American privateer General Armstrong while she was at anchor in Horta. After repulsing two attacks from armed boats sent by the squadron, the Americans scuttled General Armstrong the following morning to prevent its capture. The British squadron subsequently attempted to land on Faial Island to continue fighting the Americans, but were prevented from doing so by the island's governor and the American consul-resident. The squadron eventually set sail for Louisiana.