This man's attempt to break the blockade of Long I
This man's attempt to break the blockade of Long Island Sound was turned back on the "Inglorious First of June." Later, he was sent as a prisoner to Bermuda after running aground on a sandbar. His most successful action involved the redeployment of the captured ketch Mastico at Edward Preble's direction. This man who seized the frigate Macedonian and brought it to Newport served as a second in the "triple duel" of Richard Somers. He died of a gunshot wound in his own duel at Bladensburg with James Barron, the captain of the Chesapeake whose case he had decided while serving on a court-martial. He led a raid to burn the captured USS Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli. For 10 points, name this U.S. naval officer, who gave the toast "our country, right or wrong."
This man's attempt to break the blockade of Long Island Sound was turned back on the "Inglorious First of June.
Stephen Decatur