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    HMS Macedonian was a 38-gun fifth-rate Lively-class frigate in the Royal Navy, later captured by the USS United States during the War of 1812. Macedonian...
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  • Look up Macedonian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may...
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    frigate HMS Macedonian, under the command of John Surman Carden. The American vessel won the long bloody battle, capturing and bringing Macedonian back to...
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    Constitution and Guerriere, the frigate HMS Macedonian was captured by the USS United States. Although Macedonian suffered the same proportion of casualties...
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  • twelve, when Lord William FitzRoy agreed to take Samuel into his frigate HMS Macedonian, as a favour to FitzRoy's sister Frances, the wife of Francis Spencer...
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  • Navy have been named USS Macedonian. The first USS Macedonian (1810) was a 38-gun sailing frigate, originally HMS Macedonian of the Royal Navy, captured...
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    battlecruisers HMS Invincible and Inflexible, the armoured cruisers HMS Carnarvon, Cornwall and Kent, the armed merchant cruiser HMS Macedonia and the light...
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    Constitution vs HMS Guerriere on 19 August 1812, USS United States vs HMS Macedonian on 25 October, USS Constitution vs HMS Java on 29–30 December, HMS Shannon...
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    end of Stribling Walk. The monument's sculpture is the figurehead of HMS Macedonian, captured by Stephen Decatur and the American frigate United States...
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    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...
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    City, MO: Kansas City Star Books, 2003), p. 101. USS United States vs. HMS Macedonian (1813)[permanent dead link] from Sotheby's Auction, May 22, 2008. "The...
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  • Heights 1812 Oct 18 Capture of HMS Frolic 1812 Oct 18 HMS Poictiers captures USS Wasp 1812 Oct 25 Capture of HMS Macedonian 1812 Nov 5 James Madison reelected...
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    ships began pounding the fort with Congreve rockets (from rocket vessel HMS Erebus) and mortar shells (from bomb vessels Terror, Volcano, Meteor, Devastation...
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  • Commander in 1809. He fought during the War of 1812, commanding frigate HMS Macedonian (which was later captured by the United States). On his return to England...
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    a larger American frigate during the War of 1812 in which his ship HMS Macedonian was captured. Carden was criticised for the loss of his ship, specifically...
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  • the British frigate Macedonian surrendered to the American frigate United States, which was on an independent cruise. The Macedonian was towed to New London...
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    Decatur made out the fine, familiar lines of HMS Macedonian, a British frigate bearing 38 guns. Macedonian and United States had been berthed next to one...
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    1810 at Plymouth Dockyard. Fate: Broken up at Plymouth September 1822. HMS Macedonian Builder: Woolwich Dockyard Ordered: 28 September 1808 Laid down: May...
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    Thomas Adair led the Marines. Money was captain of HMS Trave, and Adair was the commanding officer of HMS Vengeur's detachment of Marines. Thornton did not...
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    Decatur commanded President, he had captured the smaller British frigate HMS Macedonian in a famous action in 1812, while in command of the frigate USS United...
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  • took with him HMS Hermes (22 guns), HMS Sophie (18 guns), HMS Carron (20 guns; Captain Robert Cavendish Spencer), and a fourth vessel, HMS Childers (18...
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    United States and HMS Macedonian the casualty rate was two per minute. A sister ship of HMS Shannon has been restored and preserved, HMS Trincomalee of the...
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    Constitution vs HMS Java HMS Avon Fayal HMS Peacock HMS Reindeer USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere USS United States vs HMS Macedonian Caribbean Sea La...
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    battle. Single ship duels such as USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere, the capture of HMS Macedonian, and the capture of USS Chesapeake were a means for captains...
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  • Tito LeLièvre of the Royal Newfoundland to set fire to the sloop-of-war HMS Sir Isaac Brock under construction at York's Naval Shipyard and to blow up...
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    Chatham on the Thames River and attempted to complete the ship-rigged corvette HMS Detroit at Amherstburg. Because the Americans controlled Lake Ontario and...
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    Constitution vs HMS Java HMS Avon Fayal HMS Peacock HMS Reindeer USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere USS United States vs HMS Macedonian Caribbean Sea La...
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    attack impossible until the British launched the first-rate ship of the line HMS St. Lawrence on 15 October, too late in the year for major operations to...
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    Constitution vs HMS Java HMS Avon Fayal HMS Peacock HMS Reindeer USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere USS United States vs HMS Macedonian Caribbean Sea La...
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    John S. Carden of the Royal Navy, commander of the new British frigate HMS Macedonian, wagered Captain Decatur a beaver hat that his vessel would take United...
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