naval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic

USS Constellation vs La Vengeance

Name: USS Constellation vs La Vengeance
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis

USS Constellation vs La Vengeance was a naval engagement fought in 1800 in what is now Saint Kitts and Nevis. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Quasi-War, which ran from 1798 to 1800. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: 1 frigate; 336 crew; 38 guns against 1 frigate; 380 crew; 40 guns.

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Fought1800

WhereSaint Kitts and Nevis17.320N, 62.747W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeInconclusive

BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstFrance

Part ofQuasi-War1798 to 1800

Where it sits in the Quasi-War

3 placed engagements of the Quasi-War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1800 (year precision) to 1800
Place	Saint Kitts and Nevis 17.320N, 62.747W
Kind	Naval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength	1 frigate; 336 crew; 38 guns	1 frigate; 380 crew; 40 guns
Casualties and losses	14 dead; 25 wounded; 1 frigate severely damaged	28–160 dead; 110 wounded; 1 frigate severely damaged
Commanders	Thomas Truxton	François Pitot (naval officer)

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Brimstone Hill 1782, 26 km SE
Battle of Saint Kitts 1782, 26 km SE
Battle of St. Kitts 1629, 26 km SE
Battle of Nevis 1667, 30 km SE
Capture of Sint Eustatius 1781, 31 km NW

In the same war

Before: USS Delaware vs La Croyable 7 July 1798
After: Battle of Puerto Plata Harbor 1800
All 3 engagements of Quasi-War

Elsewhere in 1800

USS Constellation vs La Vengeance is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 6 in present-day Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2984929, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article USS Constellation vs La Vengeance, revision 1370752042, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.