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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 9 | 9 | Browse | Search |
The picturesque pocket companion, and visitor's guide, through Mount Auburn | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
James Russell Soley, Professor U. S. Navy, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, The blockade and the cruisers (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct. | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: January 17, 1861., [Electronic resource] | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Broke , Sir Philip bowes vere , -1841 (search)
Broke, Sir Philip bowes vere, -1841
An English admiral: born Sept. 9, 1776; entered the British navy in 1792, and became post-captain in 1801.
His most conspicuous exploit was his capture of the American frigate Chesapeake in June, 1813.
(See Chesapeake and Shannon.) This affair caused him to receive knighthood;
Sir Philip bowes Vere broke. and at the time of his death he held the commission of rear-admiral of the Red. In the action with the Chesapeake he was so badly wounded that he was never fit for service afterwards.
He died in London, Jan. 2, 1841.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Champlain , Lake , operations on (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Steamboats , Hudson River (search)
Steamboats, Hudson River
Announce ments similar to the following in the New York papers at that exciting period, when the War of 1812-15 was in progress, were of frequent occurrence: The Albany steamboat which arrived yesterday brings intelligence that Fort Erie had surrendered to the troops of the United States under Generals Dearborn and Lewis, with little or no resistance on the part of the enemy.
The following advertisement, which is taken from the New York Evening post of June, 1813, with a copy of a picture of the steamboat at its head, will seem curious to the traveller now:
Hudson River steamboats.
For the information of the public the Paragon, Captain Wiswall, will leave New York every Saturday afternoon at five o'clock. the Car of Neptune, Captain Roorback, do., every Tuesday afternoon at five o'clock. the North River, Captain Bartholomew, do., every Thursday afternoon at five o'clock. the Paragon, will leave Albany every Thursday morning at nine o'clock. the Car
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Torpedoes. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Totten , Joseph Gilbert 1788 - (search)
Totten, Joseph Gilbert 1788-
Military officer; born in New Haven, Conn., Aug. 23, 1788; graduated at West Point in 1805, and was chief engineer of the army on the Niagara frontier in 1812-13.
For meritorious services in the capture of Fort George he was brevetted major in June, 1813.
He was chief engineer of Generals Izard and Macomb on Lake Erie in 1814, and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for gallantry in the battle of Plattsburg.
He was chief engineer of the army of General Scott in the siege of Vera Cruz in 1847, and brevetted brigadier-general.
From 1846 to 1864 he was a regent of the Smithsonian Institution, and in the Civil War was chief engineer of the United States army.
He was brevetted majorgeneral, United States army, the day before his death, in Washington, D. C., April 22, 1864.
He was author of an able Report on the subject of National defences (1851), and translator of Vicat on mortars.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Walbach , John Baptiste de Barth , Baron de 1766 -1857 (search)
Walbach, John Baptiste de Barth, Baron de 1766-1857
Military officer; born in Munster, Germany, Oct. 3, 1766; was in the French military service; came to America in 1796; studied law with Alexander Ham ilton; and entered the United States army as lieutenant of cavalry in 1799.
In June, 1813, he was made assistant adjutantgeneral, with the rank of major, and did good service on the northern frontier in the War of 1812-15.
He died in Baltimore, Md., June 10, 1857.