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On the night of August 20 , 1812 .

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U.S.S . Constitution under the command

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of Isaac Hull caught sight of a British

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warship . It was the H . M . S .

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Guerriere under the command of Captain

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James Decree , who had boasted his

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ability to take on any of the american

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frigates . It was time to put the boast

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to the test . The two frigates

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maneuvered to engage as her £18

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cannons came to bear on constitution ,

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guerriere opened fire rounds damaged

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one of constitutions guns , but hull

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ordered his ships to hold fire as Gary

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Air moved even closer to the

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Constitution Hall finally gave the

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order to fire The constitution's full

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broadside of 27 cannons , each loaded

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with two rounds , tore into the British

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ship . Gary years missing , mass

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toppled into the sea along with her

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main yard in sales , the two ships

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continue to exchange fire . One of

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Gerry Ayers , £18 cannon shots bounced

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off of constitutions heavy , clanking ,

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made even more sturdy from live oak ,

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causing a crew member to remark her

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sides are made of iron with her masts

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damaged , the british tried to turn

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away , butthole steered Constitution

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and brought her opposite battery into

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the fight , breaking the back of the

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carrier . The maneuver resulted in the

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british ships and tangling with

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constitutions path as both ships

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prepared their boarding parties , the

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british ship tore away and her four

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mast collapsed , taking her main mast

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with it . The fight lasted 30 minutes

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in that time Gary Air have been

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rendered into a hulk With a 79 of her

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crew dead to the 14 on constitution

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when asked if Gary had struck her

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colours decree was reported to have

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said , Well , I don't know are muslim

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masters gone , our Rain master gone

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upon the whole . We may say we have

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struck our flag , the seemingly

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invincible british navy could and had

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been beaten .