The
capture of USS President was one of many actions fought at the end of the
War of 1812. After
running aground before the engagement, the
frigate , now severely damaged, tried to break out of New York Harbor but was intercepted by a British squadron of four warships and forced to surrender.
President was part of a small squadron created in New York with the purpose of breaching the British blockade and attacking British shipping. Every ship of the squadron succeeded in doing so but
President. The action took place several weeks after the
Treaty of Ghent, but there is no evidence to suggest the combatants were aware, and more than a month before it was fully ratified.