Captain Gamaliel Bradford, privateersman, was born in Duxbury, Mass., 4 November 1768. A privateer was a private Warship authorized by a country's Government by Letters of marque to attack foreign shipping For the place in England see Duxbury Woods Duxbury is a coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
He commanded the American private armed ship Mary in 1799, during the Quasi-War with France. The Quasi-War was an Undeclared war fought entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In July 1800, in command of Industry, he routed four French privateers at Gibraltar. Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar Captain Bradford died at Cambridge, Mass., 7 March 1824. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
In 1943, the destroyer USS Bradford (DD-545) was named in his honor. In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy World War II Bradford sailed for Pearl Harbor 18 August 1943 On 25 August, less than 24 hours after arrival in Pearl Harbor she
Captain Gamaliel Bradford, privateersman, was born in Duxbury, Mass. , 4 November 1768.
During the American Revolution, he enlisted in the 14th Massachusetts Regiment (commanded by his father, also named Gamaliel)as a private at the age of thirteen on May 28,1776. He fought at the battles of Saratoga and Monmouth before encamping with the army for its final cantonment at New Windsor, New York. After Monmouth, he was promoted to Serjeant on June 28, 1778, followed by promotions to Ensign (8/8/1779) and Lieutenant (9/3/1780). When the number of Massachusetts regiments was reduced in 1781, Gamaliel and the other men of the 14th were folded into the the 7th Massachusetts Regiment. He stayed on another year in the army before finally returning home in 1784.
After the war, he commanded the American private armed ship Mary in 1799, during the Quasi-War with France. In July 1800, in command of Industry, he routed four French privateers at Gibraltar, though he sustained an injury that would cost him his leg. Captain Bradford died at Cambridge, Mass. , 7 March 1824.
He married Elizabeth Parker Hickling on August 6, 1798. They would go on to have seven children. The same year, he was offered command of the frigate Boston by President John Adams, but declined.
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