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- Elegy: On the Death of James Lawrence, Esq. late Commander of the U.S. Frigate Chesapeake, 1813 - Captain James Lawrence took command of the USS <em>Chesapeake</em> in May 1813 during the War of 1812. On June 1, the seasoned crew of the British frigate HMS <em>Shannon</em> disabled and captured the <em>Chesapeake</em> after a short but intense battle--during which the mortally wounded Captain Lawrence issued a last command: "Don't give up the ship!" This elegy honors the fallen captain.
- 1813
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Elegy: On the Death of James Lawrence, Esq. late Commander of the U.S. Frigate Chesapeake, 1813
Captain James Lawrence took command of the USS Chesapeake in May 1813 during the War of 1812. On June 1, the seasoned crew of the British frigate HMS Shannon disabled and captured the Chesapeake after a short but intense battle--during which the mortally wounded Captain Lawrence issued a last command: "Don't give up the ship!" This elegy honors the fallen captain.
- Oil Painting, Frigate, 1825-1850 -
- 1825-1850
- Collections - Artifact
Oil Painting, Frigate, 1825-1850
- Broadside Notice of Naval Battle during the War of 1812, "Captain Hull's Victory" -
- August 19, 1812
- Collections - Artifact
Broadside Notice of Naval Battle during the War of 1812, "Captain Hull's Victory"
- Engraving, "Capture of H.B.M. Frigate 'Macedonian' by the U.S. Frigate 'United States,'" War of 1812 -
- October 30, 1812
- Collections - Artifact
Engraving, "Capture of H.B.M. Frigate 'Macedonian' by the U.S. Frigate 'United States,'" War of 1812