Quote Originally Posted by GreenLaborMike View Post
Having just finished reading "Six Frigates," I can tell you that there weren't any significant engagements which included two of the US Frigates together. However, there was a point at which much of the fleet was divided into two squadrons, which included two frigates each. I don't have the book in front of me, but IIRC, the squadrons were effectively blockaded in New England ports, so there was never an opportunity for a major engagement. But it does make for a possible scenario of a blockade run...
I'm working towards a scenario where the USN goes after Broke's squadron at the War's outset -- the strategy, as such, is to smash that squadron; then turn north and put Halifax's naval facilities to the torch.