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Jesse Duncan Elliot (July 14, 1782-December 10, 1845) was a United States naval officer and commander of American naval forces in Lake Erie during the War of 1812, especially noted for his controversial actions during the Battle of Lake Erie. July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ...
1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Lake Erie, looking southward from a high rural bluff near Leamington, Ontario Lake Erie (pronounced ) is one of the five large freshwater Great Lakes in North America, which are among the largest in the world. ...
Combatants United States Native Americans United Kingdom Canadian colonial forces Native Americans Native Canadians Commanders James Madison Winfield Scott George Prevost Tecumseh†Strength •U.S. Regular Army: 35,800 •Rangers: 3,049 •Militia: 458,463* •US Navy & US Marines: (at start of war): •Commissioned vessels: 22 •Indigenous peoples: ? •British & Provincial...
Combatants United Kingdom United States Commanders Robert Heriot Barclay Oliver Hazard Perry Strength 6 warships 9 small warships Casualties 41 dead 94 wounded 6 ships captured 27 dead 96 wounded 1 ship lost The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought...
Early life Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, Elliot enlisted in the US Navy as a midshipman in April 1804. Serving onboard the USS Essex under Commodore James Barron, Elliot would see action in the Mediterranean Sea during the Barbary Wars between 1805 and 1807. In June 1807, Elliot was onboard the USS Chesapeake when Commodore Barron was forced to allow a search of the ship by the HMS Leopard. Motto: Nickname: Map Political Statistics Founded Incorporated County Washington County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor vacant Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Water 27. ...
Five ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Essex, after the town of Essex, Massachusetts. ...
James Barron (1769- 21 april 1851) is in the us navy. ...
Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ...
The Barbary Wars were two wars between the United States of America and piratical city-states in North Africa. ...
The USS Chesapeake was a 36-gun sailing frigate of the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812. ...
Eleven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Leopard after the leopard: The first Leopard was a 34-gun ship launched in 1635 and captured by the Dutch in 1653. ...
War of 1812 Winning promotion to Lieutenant in April 1810, Elliot was assigned to Lake Erie to oversee construction of the US naval fleet upon the outbreak of the War of 1812. On October 8, he and Capt. Nathan Towson captured the English brigs HMS Caledonia and the HMS Detroit defending Fort Erie and later commended by Congress. In February 1813, however, while beginning construction on the USS Lawrence and USS Niagara, Elliot was replaced by Commodore Oliver H. Perry. Lake Erie, looking southward from a high rural bluff near Leamington, Ontario Lake Erie (pronounced ) is one of the five large freshwater Great Lakes in North America, which are among the largest in the world. ...
Painting of HMS Detroit by E.A Hodgkinson During the War of 1812, the British Royal Navy had two small vessels named HMS Detroit on Lake Erie, both named after the nearby Fort Detroit. ...
Fort Erie was the first British fort to be constructed as part of a network developed after the Seven Years War (or in North America the French and Indian War) was concluded by the Treaty of Paris (1763) at which time all of New France had been ceded to Great...
The first USS Lawrence was one of two 493-ton Niagara-class brigs built at Erie, Pennsylvania, for United States Navy service on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812. ...
USS Niagara is the name of several ships of the United States Navy: The first Niagara ws launched in 1812, she served as Oliver Hazard Perry’s flagship during the Battle of Lake Erie US Brig Niagara (replica) A modern replica of the original Niagara The second Niagara was a...
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23, 1785–August 23, 1819) was an officer in the United States Navy. ...
Transferred to Lake Ontario, Elliot served under Commodore Isaac Chauncey as Captain onboard the flagship the USS Madison. Promoted to Master Commandant in July, Elliot took part in the Battle of York (Toronto) on July 21. Reassigned to the Erie fleet the following month, Elliot served as Commodore Perry's second-in-command onboard the USS Niagara. He felt Perry had insufficient combat experience, however, and was particularly critical of Perry's choice of Presque Isle for his shipyard. Lake Ontario seen from near Wolcott, New York Lake Ontario (French: lac Ontario), bounded on the north by Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ...
Isaac Chauncey (20 February 1779 – 27 January 1840) was an officer in the United States Navy. ...
Three United States Navy ships have been named Madison, the first two in honor of James Madison, fourth President of the United States, and the third after Commander James Jonas Madison, who won the Medal of Honor in World War I. The first Madison was a 14-gun schooner launched...
The Battle of York was a battle of the War of 1812 on April 27, 1813, at York, Upper Canada, which was later to become Toronto, Ontario. ...
The first USS Niagara was a brig in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. ...
Lake Erie During the Battle of Lake Erie against Captain Robert Barclay on September 10, Elliot took command of the Niagara until Perry was able to transfer from the severely damaged Lawrence from which Elliot regrouped the remaining sloops of the fleet. Winning distinction for his actions and official praise from Perry, Elliot was be given command of the Erie fleet the next month, a post he would hold until the war's end in 1815. Some (including Perry) suspected, however, that he had deliberately held Niagara out of the battle in the beginning, and they would feud over this point to the end of their lives. Combatants United Kingdom United States Commanders Robert Heriot Barclay Oliver Hazard Perry Strength 6 warships 9 small warships Casualties 41 dead 94 wounded 6 ships captured 27 dead 96 wounded 1 ship lost The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought...
Robert Barclay (1648? - October 3, 1690), one of the most eminent writers belonging to the Society of Friends, or Quakers, was born in 1648 at Gordonstown in Morayshire. ...
September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ...
Later career Commander of the sloop USS Ontario (1813) during the Second Barbary War, Elliot would be promoted to Captain in 1818 serving on a naval commission selecting sites for navy yards, lighthouses, and other coastal fortifications until 1822. Transferred to the Brazil Squadron in 1825, Elliot served as captain of the USS Cyane for two years, and later commanded the West Indies Squadron from 1829 to 1832. The second USS Ontario was a 16 gun rated sloop of war in the United States Navy during the years following War of 1812. ...
The Second Barbary War (1815, also known as the Algerian War) was the second of two wars fought between the United States of America and the semi-autonomous North African city-states of Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, known collectively as the Barbary States. ...
Two United States Navy ships have been named Cyane, a Latin word for the blue-green color cyan. ...
Appointed commander of the Boston Navy Yard in 1833, after two years he was placed in command of the Mediterranean Squadron from 1835 until his return to the United States in 1838 where he was charged with minor offences by several of his junior officers. Politically unpopular at the time (possibly stemming back to his performance during the Battle of Lake Erie and subsequent feud with Perry), Elliot was convicted of these charges and suspended from duty for four years until the remaining charges were dismissed by President John Tyler in October 1843. Appointed commander of the Philadelphia navy yard in December 1844, Elliot would remain there until his death on December 10, 1845. The Mediterranean Squadron was part of the United States Navy in the 1800s. ...
John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth (1841-1845) President of the United States. ...
References - McHenry, Robert. Webster's American Military Biographies, Springfield, Mass.: G & C. Merriam Co., 1978.
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