Engagement between the United States and the Macedonian is 1813 oil painting by American painter Thomas Birch depicting the naval engagement fought near Madeira on October 25, 1812 between the US Navy heavy frigate USS United States and the Royal Navy frigate HMS Macedonian. The battle resulted in the capture of the Macedonian, which became the first British warship to be brought to an American harbour as a prize. An engraving of the painting by was published on 25 October 1813. Another engraving was made by , 1815, and published by . *