He filed court-martial charges against Jesse Elliott and was long embittered over the slowness of the USS Niagara to provide assistance.
While in Naples, this man slapped John Heath, prompting a non-fatal duel in Weehawken. He filed court-martial charges against Jesse Elliott and was long embittered over the slowness of the USS Niagara to provide assistance. This man died of yellow fever while traveling on the USS Nonsuch to negotiate an anti-piracy agreement with Simon Bolivar. After the death of his friend, this man stitched the phrase "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP" on his battle flag and sent a famous telegram to William Henry Harrison reading "We have met the enemy and they are ours." He was the brother of a man who concluded the Treaty of Kanagawa with Japan. For 10 points, name this naval commander, who won the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
While in Naples, this man slapped John Heath, prompting a non-fatal duel in Weehawken.
Oliver Hazard Perry [prompt on just "Perry"]