Battle of Plattsburgh - Order of Battle

Order of Battle

Large vessels listed from north to south in order of sailing, or in which initially anchored

Navy Name Rig Tonnage Crew Armament Notes
United States Navy Eagle Brig 500 tons 150 8 × 18-pounder long guns
12 × 32-pounder carronades		 Commanded by Robert Henley
do. Saratoga Corvette / Frigate 734 tons 212 8 x 24-pounder long guns
6 x 42-pounder carronades
12 x 32-pounder carronades		 Flagship of Thomas Macdonough
Classed as a frigate in some accounts
do. Ticonderoga Schooner 350 tons 112 4 x 18-pounder long guns
8 x 12-pounder long guns
5 x 32-pounder carronades		 Commanded by Lieutenant Stephen Cassin
do. Preble Sloop 80 tons 30 7 x 9-pounder long guns
do. Six gunboats Galley 70 tons average 40 1 × 24-pounder long gun
1 x 18-pounder carronade		 Named Borer, Centipede, Nettle, Allen, Viper and Burrows
do. Four gunboats Galley 40 tons average 26 1 × 12-pounder long gun Named Wilmer, Ludlow, Aylwin and Ballard
Total 14 warships 2,264 tons 882 779 lb shot from long guns
1,128 lb shot from carronades
Royal Navy Chubb Sloop 112 tons 50 1 × 6-pounder long gun
10 x 18-pounder carronades		 captured
do. Linnet Brig 350 tons 125 16 × 18-pounder long guns Commanded by Commander Daniel Pring; captured
do. Confiance Fifth-rate Frigate 1200 tons 325 1 × 24-pounder long gun (on pivot mount)
30 × 24-pounder long gun
6 x 32-pounder carronade		 Flagship of Captain George Downie (killed); captured
Fitted with a furnace for heating shot
do. Finch Sloop 110 tons 50 4 × 6-pounder long gun
7 × 18-pounder carronades		 captured
do. Three gunboats Galley 70 tons Average 41 1 × 24-pounder long gun
1 x 32-pounder carronade
do. One gunboat Galley 70 tons 41 1 × 18-pounder long gun
1 x 32-pounder carronade
do. One gunboat Galley 70 tons 41 1 × 18-pounder long gun
1 x 18-pounder carronade
do. Three gunboats Galley 40 tons Average 26 1 × 18-pounder long gun
do. Four gunboats Galley 40 tons Average 26 1 × 32-pounder carronade
Total 16 warships 2,402 tons 937 1,224 lb shot from long guns
922 lb shot from carronades

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