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Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833 Extracts from Commodore William Bainbridge's Journal

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.009 Author/Creator: Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript Date: December 29, 1812 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 26 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Transcribed journal entry written aboard the USS Constitution (later transcribed, not in Bainbridge's hand) recounting the ship's battle with HMS Java off the coast of Brazil. The account is recorded as the fighting occurs. Includes a casualty and injury count as well as the names of British officers taken aboard.

Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833

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