Alabama And Kearsarge

	caption	''"The Battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama," 1864'' by Édouard Manet
	partof	American Civil War
	date	June 19 1864
	place	Near Cherbourg, France
	result	Union victory
	combatant1	United States Of America
	combatant2	Confederate States Of America
	commander1	John Winslow
	commander2	Raphael Semmes
	strength1	163 officers and men
	strength2	145 officers and men

''Alabama'' and ''Kearsarge'' were warships of the Confederate States Navy and United States Navy , respectively, which fought off the port of Cherbourg , France on June 19 , 1864 during the American Civil War . The ''Kearsarge'' was victorious, sinking the ''Alabama'', bringing to an end its destruction of Union ships.

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