Combat· Quasi-War with France
Norfolk vs picaroon barge
The USS Norfolk engaged a small picaroon barge in the Caribbean during anti-piracy operations characteristic of the Quasi-War's later phase.
Marines aboard Norfolk provided musket fire during the brief action. The engagement reflected the broader American effort to suppress French-allied privateers and picaroons that operated from Haitian and Spanish ports against American shipping in the West Indies.
Record no. 174