TABLE III.--BATTLES BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN SHIPS. BRITISH. Loss. Guns Duration broad- Date. of action. Ship. side. Men. Killed. Wounded. Casualties. Number. Per H. M. 1000. 1812, August. 19, 1 55 Guerrière 24 244 15 63 78 320 " September 17, 43 Frolic 9 92 15 47 62 674 " October 25, 2 40 Macedonian 24 254 31 64 95 374 " December 20, 3 Java 24 379 22 102 124 379 1813, February 14, 25 Peacock 9 110 4 33 37 336 " June 1, 15 Shannon 25 306 24 59 83 271 " August 12, 45 Pelican 9 101 2 5 7 69 1814, August 27, 45 Reindeer 9 98 25 41 66 673 1815, January 15, 5 58 Endymion 24 319 11 14 25 78 --- ----- --- --- --- --- 157 1,903 149 428 577 303 TABLE III.--BATTLES BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN SHIPS. (cont.) AMERICAN. Guns. Ship. Broadside. Men. Killed and wounded. Number. Per 1000. 1812, August. 19, Constitution 28 460 20 43 " September 17, Wasp 9 135 16 119 " October 25, United States 28 474 6 13 " December 20, Constitution 28 480 34 71 1813, February 14, Hornet 10 162 5 31 " June 1, Chesapeake 25 376 146 389 " August 12, Argus 10 122 24 397 1814, August 27, Wasp 11 173 26 150 1815, January 15, President 28 465 105 226 --- ----- --- --- 177 2,847 382 133 Mr. Hodge's second table shows the conditions and casualties of thirteen battles between fleets and squadrons. This is condensed and quoted on the preceding page. His third table includes thirty-five actions with single ships on each side, between the years 1793 and 1815. 8,542 men were engaged, and 483, or 56.5 per 1,000, were killed, and 1,230, or 144 per 1,000, wounded. Twenty-six of these actions were with French ships, which are here omitted, and nine with American ships, which are shown in the second table on the preceding page. There is a very remarkable difference in the loss which the British suffered in naval and in land battles:--