The HMS Cyane was rated a strong corvette, 34 guns, and the HMS Levant a heavily armed sloop of war, 21 guns. Together they were still not a match for the Constitution although they put up a brave fight. The battle itself took place more than two months after the official end of the War of 1812 but the contestants were not aware of that. Apparently, no one bother to check their e-mail or watch CNN!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble