Thomas Macdonough

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United States Navy officer human military officer

Thomas Macdonough was a United States Navy officer best known for his decisive victory over the British at the Battle of Lake Champlain during the War of 1812.

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy officer → human → military officer →
allegiance	United States of America →
battle	Battle of Lake Champlain → First Barbary War →
birthDate	1783-12-31 →
birthPlace	New Castle County, Delaware → United States of America →
causeOfDeath	tuberculosis →
commanded	American naval forces on Lake Champlain →
conflict	War of 1812 →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1825-11-10 →
deathPlace	aboard USS Constitution → at sea →
ethnicGroup	Irish American →
familyName	Macdonough →
givenName	Thomas →
hasHonor	Congressional thanks of the United States Congress →
hasNamesake	Macdonough, Delaware → USS Macdonough →
knownFor	leadership in the Battle of Lake Champlain →
memorial	Macdonough Monument in Plattsburgh, New York →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
militaryRank	Commodore → Master Commandant →
name	Thomas Macdonough →
notableAchievement	decisive victory over the British at the Battle of Lake Champlain →
notableWork	Battle of Lake Champlain →
occupation	naval officer → sailor →
participatedIn	First Barbary War → War of 1812 →
religion	Episcopalian →
serviceEndYear	1825 →
serviceEntryYear	1800 →
sexOrGender	male →
shipServedOn	USS Constellation → USS Constitution → USS Philadelphia →
spouse	Lucy Ann Shaler →
strategicEffectOfVictory	influenced peace negotiations leading to the Treaty of Ghent → secured the northern border of the United States in the War of 1812 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Plattsburgh →	commander
Thomas Macdonough →	name
Battle of Plattsburgh →	navalCommander
War of 1812 →	notableCommander