Bombardment of Lewes

Bombardment of Lewes
Part of the War of 1812
Date6–7 April 1813
Location
Lewes, Delaware
Result American victory
Belligerents
United States United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
David Haslet
Samuel Boyer Davis		 John Beresford
Casualties and losses
No casualties 1 gunboat damaged

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.

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