The Chesapeake-Leopard affair was an incident that took place off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on 22 June 1807 when the British warship HMS Leopard fired on and boarded an American frigate USS Chesapeake while searching for deserters from the Royal Navy. The incident was one of the events that led to the War of 1812.
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22 Jun 1807HMS Leopard fires at the USS Chesapeake off the coast of Virginia, killing 3 American sailors and wounding 18.
