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USRC Eagle was an American warship operated by the Revenue Marine which was lost to the United Kingdom during the War of 1812. During a naval engagement in 1814, the ship's captain was forced to beach the vessel, however, Eagle 's marooned crew continued fighting a three-ship British squadron from the shore, using cannon they'd recovered from the hulk of their vessel. After two days of combat, the Royal Navy successfully captured the wrecked Eagle. She was the last of five Revenue Marine vessels destroyed or captured during the war.
The 1922 official history of the U.S. Coast Guard, successor to the Revenue Marine, describes the defense of USRC Eagle as "one of the most dramatic incidents in the War of 1812".