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McLane, Allan
Military officer; born presumably in Philadelphia, Aug. 8, 1746.
Removing to Delaware in 1774, he left an estate in Philadelphia worth $15,000, the whole of which he sacrificed in the service of his country.
He entered warmly into the contest for freedom, becoming first a lieutenant in Caesar Rodney's regiment; joined the army under Washington in 1776, and distinguished himself at the battles of Long Island, White Plains, Trenton, and Princeton; was made a captain in 1777; commanded the outposts of the Continental army around Philadelphia while that city was occupied by the British (1777-78); and was made major of the infantry of Lee's Legion.
While in service under Gen. Henry Lee (q. v.), he discovered and reported the weakness of the garrison at Stony Point, and promoted its capture on July 16, 1779.
He also revealed the weakness of the garrison at Paulus's Hook, and participated in the brilliant affair there, Aug. 19, 1779.
His personal courage and strength
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), McLane , Louis 1786 -1857 (search)
McLane, Louis 1786-1857
Diplomatist; born in Smyrna, Del., May 28, 1786; son of Allan McLane; entered the navy at thirteen years of age, and served as a midshipman under Decatur in the Philadelphia, but afterwards studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1808.
When Baltimore was threatened, in 1814, he was a member of a volunteer corps that marched to its defence.
For ten successive years (1817-27) he represented Delaware in Congress, and was United States Senator in 1827-29.
In May, 1829, President Jackson appointed him American minister to Great Britain, which post he held two years, when he was called to Jackson's cabinet as Secretary of the Treasury.
In his instructions to Minister McLane, the President said, Ask nothing but what is right, and submit to nothing that is wrong.
In 1833, in consequence of his declining to remove the government deposits from the United States Bank, he was transferred to the post of Secretary of State, which he held until 1834, when he re
Brig.-Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 2.1, Maryland (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 2 : Maryland 's First patriotic movement in 1861 . (search)