AKM201862 The USS \'United States\' and the HMS \'Macedonian\' 25th October 1812 (oil on canvas) by Birch, Thomas (1779-1851); Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent; (add.info.: The capture of HMS Macedonian was a naval action fought near Madeira on 25 October 1812 between the frigates USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, and HMS Macedonian, under the command of John Surman Carden. The American vessel won the long bloody battle, capturing and bringing the Macedonian back to the United States. It was the first British warship to ever be brought into an American harbor); 穢 Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent ; Courtesy of Historical Society of Pennsylvania Collection,; American, out of copyright.