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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Battles. (search)
American fleet of sixteen vessels and the British fleet on Lake Champlain (latter defeated)Sept. 11, 1814 President and the Endymion, Majestic, and two other British ships (former defeated,Sept. 16, 1814 Hornet and Penguin (latter defeated)Jan. 22, 1815 Black Hawk War. (See Black Hawk). May to August, 1832. Seminole War--1835-42. MicanopyJune 9, 1836 Fort DraneAug. 21, 1836 Wahoo SwampNov. 17, 18, and 21, Okeechobee LakeDec. 25, 1837 CarloosahatcheeJuly 23, 1839 Fort KingApril 28, American fleet of sixteen vessels and the British fleet on Lake Champlain (latter defeated)Sept. 11, 1814 President and the Endymion, Majestic, and two other British ships (former defeated)Sept. 16, 1814 Hornet and Penguin (latter defeated)Jan. 22, 1815 Black Hawk War. (See Black Hawk). May to August, 1832. Seminole War--1835-42. MicanopyJune 9, 1836 Fort DraneAug. 21, 1836 Wahoo SwampNov. 17, 18, and 21, Okeechobee LakeDec. 25, 1837 CarloosahatcheeJuly 23, 1839 Fort KingApril 28, 1
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hornet, (search)
ilver medal was given to each of the other officers of the Hornet. The officers of the Peacock sent a public letter of thanks to Lawrence for his generous treatment of the prisoners. See Lawrence, James. When Decatur departed with the President (see President) he ordered the remainder of his squadron to rendezvous at the port of Tristan d'acunha, the principal of a group of islands in the South Atlantic, in lat. 37° S. and 12° W. from Washington. They followed the President to sea (Jan. 22, 1815), not knowing her fate, and the Hornet, Capt. James Biddle, and Tom Bowline arrived at the rendezvous together at the middle of March. On the 23d they entered the port, and the Hornet was about to cast anchor, when a strange sail was discovered at the windward. Biddle immediately went seaward to reconnoitre. The stranger came down before the wind, and a little before two o'clock was within musket-shot distance from the Hornet, displayed English colors, and fired a gun. The challenge w