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The National Intelligencer Newspaper wrote on March 23, 1820: A hero has fallen! Commodore Stephen Decatur, one of the first officers of our Navy the pride of his country the gallant and noble-hearted gentleman is no more! He expired a few minutes ago of the mortal wound received in the duel yesterday. Of the origin of the feud which led to this disastrous result we know but what rumor tells. The event, we are sure, will fill the country with grief. Mourn, Columbia! For one of the brightest stars is set a son without fear and without reproach in the freshness of his fame in the prime of his usefulness-has descended into the tome. Gentlemen, please remember we have yet to fight for our independence. Yes, we may believe that we won the conflict with the English in our successful struggle for independence, but in truth we didnt. Our fight with England has continued all these years with the major battle yet to be fought, Ben Franklin observed. The citizens of the floundering republic were faced with battling over whelming forces; Americans needed a hero and Stephen Decatur was a naval hero they needed to lift their spirits up. The British naval giant Admiral Lord Nelson recognized that Stephen Decatur had accomplished the impossible, and named the sinking of the USS Philadelphia the most bold and daring act of the age. Captain Stephen Decatur captured the HMS Macedonia as only the second Royal Navy vessel of the war of 1812 to surrender to Americans. More unique was the Macedonian was the only British ship that was defeated and captured to be refitted and commissioned in the American Navy during the war. She was commissioned as the USS Macedonian. The Americans had proven they could defeat England at sea with superior seamanship and gunnery. Captain Stephen Decatur was an American war hero; he was the toast of the town. By: Thomas Williams
| ISBN-13 | 9781432767419 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1432767410 |
| Weight | 2.62 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.98 x 1.82 x 9.02 In |
| List Price | $33.95 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 822 pages |
| Publisher | Outskirts Press |
| Published On | 2011-01-28 |
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