Thomas Macdonough, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Macdonough

American naval officer (1783-1825)

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1783

Place of Birth: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1825

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Thomas Macdonough, Jr.
(December 31, 1783 – November 10, 1825) was an early-19th-century Irish-American naval officer noted for his roles in the first Barbary War and the War of 1812.
He was the son of a revolutionary officer, Thomas Macdonough, Sr.
who lived near Middletown, Delaware.
He was the sixth child from a family of ten siblings and was raised in the countryside.
He entered naval life at an early age, receiving a midshipman's commission at the age of sixteen.
Serving with Stephen Decatur at Tripoli, he was a member of "Preble's Boys", a select group of U.S.
naval officers who served under the command of Commodore Preble during the First Barbary War.
Macdonough achieved fame during the War of 1812, commanding the American naval forces that defeated the British navy at the Battle of Lake Champlain, part of the larger Battle of Plattsburgh, which helped lead to an end to that war.