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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Yeo, Sir James Lucas 1782- (search)
reak his own [Porter's] sword over his d—d head, and put him down forward in irons. The challenge was accepted in more decorous terms, but the tete-à--tete never came off. Sir James was too cautious. Indeed, his conduct on two or three occasions on Lake Ontario caused the wits of the day to interpret his extreme caution as a specimen of heart disease known to cowards. He commanded the British James Lucas Yeo. naval forces on Lake Ontario in 1813-14. He died off the coast of Africa in 1819.reak his own [Porter's] sword over his d—d head, and put him down forward in irons. The challenge was accepted in more decorous terms, but the tete-à--tete never came off. Sir James was too cautious. Indeed, his conduct on two or three occasions on Lake Ontario caused the wits of the day to interpret his extreme caution as a specimen of heart disease known to cowards. He commanded the British James Lucas Yeo. naval forces on Lake Ontario in 1813-14. He died off the coast of Africa in
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