HMS Linnet (1813)

HMS Linnet (1813)

HMS "Linnet" was a 16 gun Royal Navy brig which operated on the Canadian Lakes and was captured by American forces on Lake Champlain on 11 September 1816 during the War of 1812.

References

* [http://www.historiclakes.org/Plattsburg/naval_forces.html Battle of Plattsburgh]


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