Johnston Blakeley
United States Navy officer (1781–1814) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Johnston Blakeley, also spelled Johnston Blakely (October 1781 – October 1814), was an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812. He is considered to be one of the most successful American naval officers of that period.[1]
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Born | October 1781 Seaforde, County Down, Ireland |
Died | October 1814 (aged 32–33) Atlantic Ocean |
Place of burial | Lost at sea |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1800–1814 |
Rank | Captain (posthumous) |
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Relations | Charles Adams Blakely (great-grandnephew) |
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