William Bainbridge

1774–1833

Bainbridge
WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE
William Bainbridge was a naval commander born at Princeton, New Jersey, in 1774. In 1800 he was given, with the rank of captain, the command of the frigate Philadelphia, which three years later ran aground near Tripoli and was captured by the Tripolitans, who imprisoned him for about two years. In 1812 he was promoted to the rank of commodore and placed in command of a squadron. In December of the same year he captured the British frigate Java after a desperate contest, and was subsequently given the command of a fleet in the Mediterranean. He died in 1833.

Adapted from The Dictionary of Biography by Charles Morris


Key events during the life of William Bainbridge:


Year
Event
1774
Birth of William Bainbridge.
1800
Captain of the frigate Philadelphia.
  Imprisoned by the Tripolitans.
1812
Promoted to commodore.
  Put in command of a fleet.
1833
Death of William Bainbridge.

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The War With African Pirates  in  Story of the Great Republic  by  H. A. Guerber
William Bainbridge  in  Twelve Naval Captains  by  Molly Elliot Seawell


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William Bainbridge
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