Thomas Macdonough, Jr. (December 31, 1783 – November 10, 1825) was a United States Navy officer noted for his roles in the First Barbary War and the War of 1812. He was the son of a revolutionary officer, Thomas Macdonough, Sr. who lived near Middletown, Delaware.

2024年12月27日 · Thomas Macdonough, U.S. naval officer who won one of the most important victories in the War of 1812 at the Battle of Plattsburgh (Battle of Lake Champlain) against the British. The victory saved New York and Vermont from invasion, brought Macdonough the thanks of the U.S. Congress, and won him promotion to captain.

2018年6月5日 · Captain Thomas MacDonough was naval officer during the War of 1812 who earned fame for his victory over the British at the Battle of Plattsburgh.

Thomas Macdonough. Born December 31, 1783 The Trap (now Macdonough), Delaware. Died November 10, 1825 At sea, aboard the ship Edwin. Naval officer. Several of the relatively few battles in the War of 1812 that ended in victory for the …

Thomas McDonough, the son of an American Revolutionary War veteran, was born in Delaware on December 31, 1783. Orphaned at age 12, he worked as a store clerk for several years before getting a midshipman’s warrant in 1800. For reasons …

Commodore Thomas Macdonough braved the pirates of the First Barbary War and faced the British on Lake Champlain. This article appears in: October 2004. In the harbor of Tripoli, the 38-gun frigate USS Philadelphia, pride of the Mediterranean Squadron, lay at anchor.

During the War of 1812, he commanded the United States Squadron on Lake Champlain. His energy in preparation and vigor in combat won a skillfully executed victory over the British at Plattsburg, 11 September 1814, denying control of the lake to the British and forcing the accompanying invasion army to retire to Canada.

An orphan son of a Revolutionary War officer, Thomas MacDonough joined the U.S. Navy as a midshipman at the age of 18. He served with the Navy during the Barbary Coast Wars in the Mediterranean. He left the Navy in 1810 and became captain of a merchant ship.

In March 1776 Delaware elected Dr. McDonough to be a major in a battalion in the Revolutionary War. Major McDonough immediately joined the command at Dover, Delaware.

2024年1月10日 · Explore genealogy for Thomas Macdonough born abt. 1783 McDonough, New Castle, Delaware, United States died 1825 At Sea including ancestors + 5 photos + 1 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.