Combat· Quasi-War with France
John Adams vs La Jason near Martinique
After a chase of four hours, the frigate USS John Adams overhauled and captured the French privateer La Jason near Martinique.
The Marines of the John Adams, under a first lieutenant, were at their stations through the pursuit and capture. The action was typical of the running cat-and-mouse work in the Leeward Islands at the peak of the Quasi-War, where American frigates spent their days chasing down the privateers that preyed on American trade.
Record no. 181