CORRESPONDENCE, BETWEEN THE LATE COMMODORE
STEPHEN DECATUR AND COMMODORE JAMES BARRON WHICH LED TO THE UNFORTUNATE MEETING OF THE TWENTY-SECOND OF MARCH Von: STEPHEN DECATUR, JAMES BARRON
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James Barron (September 15, 1768 – April 21, 1851) was an officer in the United States Navy. [n 1] He served in the Quasi War, the Barbary Wars, during which time he commanded a number of famous ships, including the USS Essex and the USS President. As Commander of the frigate USS Chesapeake, he was court-martialed for his actions in 1807, which led to the surrender of his ship to the British.
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