Isaac Chauncey
Isaac Chauncey (20 February 1779 – 27 January
1840) was an officer in the
United
States Navy.
Biography
Chauncey,
born in Black Rock, Connecticut
, 20 February 1779, was appointed a Lieutenant in
the Navy from 17 September 1798. He fought with gallantry in the West Indies
during the Quasi-War with
France
; in the Mediterranean
during the First
Barbary War; and commanded John Adams (1804–5), Hornet (1805–6), Washington and the Mediterranean Squadron
(1815–1820).
Perhaps
his most outstanding service was during the War of 1812 when he commanded the naval forces
on Lake
Ontario
, conducting amphibious operations in cooperation
with the Army, and containing the
large British
fleet under
the command of Sir James Yeo stationed
there.
His last service was as member, and, for four years, President, of
the Board of Navy Commissioners. Commodore Chauncey died in
Washington 27 January 1840.
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