Shannon boards Chesapeake after its command breaks down

Roosevelt's account follows the close action as Shannon's captain, Broke, orders the ships lashed together and leads a boarding party onto Chesapeake. Casualties among Chesapeake's officers leave its upper-deck crew disorganized at the moment of boarding. Resistance continues in smaller groups, including men coming up from the main deck and firing from the tops. The British also lose officers and men, and Broke himself suffers a serious wound. Chesapeake strikes its colors about fifteen minutes after the first shot and less than five minutes after the boarding begins. The captured ship is taken to Halifax, where Lawrence and Ludlow receive military honors.