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James Lawrence

United States naval officer
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Born:
Oct. 1, 1781, Burlington, N.J., U.S.
Died:
June 1, 1813, in a sea battle off Boston, Mass. (aged 31)

James Lawrence (born Oct. 1, 1781, Burlington, N.J., U.S.—died June 1, 1813, in a sea battle off Boston, Mass.) was a U.S. naval officer of the War of 1812 whose dying words, “Don’t give up the ship,” became one of the U.S. Navy’s most cherished traditions. Lawrence entered the navy as a midshipman (1798) and fought against the Barbary pirates. He was first lieutenant to Lieutenant Stephen Decatur when the USS Philadelphia, which had been captured by the Tripolitans, was destroyed in Tripoli harbour by Decatur-led forces (1804). During the War of 1812 Lawrence commanded the USS Hornet in the ...(100 of 131 words)

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