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	Stephen Decatur - One Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This daring and extremely successful operation made Lieutenant Decatur an immediate national hero, a status that was enhanced by his courageous conduct during the 3 August 1804 bombardment of Tripoli.
		Decatur was subsequently promoted to the rank of Captain, and over the next eight years had command of several frigates.
		Decatur was mortally wounded and died shortly afterwards.
	www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/Stephen_Decatur (484 words)

	Decatur, Alabama - Wikipedia Mirror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Decatur, Alabama is a city located in Morgan County, Alabama, with a small portion in southern Limestone County, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, and the Decatur Metropolitan Area.
		Decatur is served by the Huntsville International Airport (a part of the Port of Huntsville), as well as Pryor Field Regional Airport.
		Decatur was the Eastern Terminous of the Decatur-Courtland-Tuscumbia Railroad, the first railway built west of the Appalachian Mountains.
	www.wiki-mirror.us /index.php/Decatur,_Alabama (1916 words)

	Welcome to Founders of America!
		Stephen Decatur, already angry with Barron due to his comments in Norfolk, was disgusted with Barron’s avoidance of the accepted method of resolution and voiced his objections publicly.
		Stephen Decatur had to wait in New London where the blockade was tightest, canceling plans to sneak through the British lines at night when he saw lights on shore, indicating the British were aware of his plans.
		Decatur was a man who formed our country, who fought to take her from a weak and struggling nation to a superior force in the world.
	www.foundersofamerica.org /decatur.html (9776 words)

	Stephen Decatur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Decatur saw blue lights burning near the mouth of the river in sight of the British blockaders.
		In January 1815, Decatur's squadron was assigned a mission in the East Indies.
		However, Decatur was mortally wounded by a shot in the abdomen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stephen_Decatur (1827 words)

	History of Decatur House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr., and his wife, Susan Wheeler, moved to the new federal city in 1816, they purchased land on the park's northwest corner with the prize money Decatur was awarded for his naval conquests in the War of 1812.
		Known as Decatur House, it was a nearly square three-story town house constructed with red brick in the austere Federal fashion of the day.
		Already a celebrity from his conquests in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, Stephen Decatur became one of Washington’s most celebrated figures, and the couple advanced their position by throwing a number of lavish parties in their new house.
	www.decaturhouse.org /museum/history2.htm (210 words)

	The Making of an American Hero (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Decatur House is one of the oldest surviving homes in Washington, DC, and one of only three remaining residential buildings in the country designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, often referred to as the father of American architecture.
		The raid, led by a young lieutenant, Stephen Decatur, Jr., was, according to Commodore Preble, "executed in the most gallant and Officer like manner by Lieut Commt Decatur." The fact that not one American life was lost made the raid all the more successful.
		Decatur's actions in the War of 1812 cemented his status as one of America's illustrious citizens.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,Tripolitan-Hero,00.html (760 words)

	Decatur Hotels
		Stephen Decatur was an officer in the United States Navy during the early 1800s.
		Decatur is a city located in Morgan County, Alabama on the shore of the Tennessee River.
		Decatur is the location of Millikin University The Mayor of Decatur is Paul Osborne in the year 2005.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/47/decatur-hotels.html (2328 words)

	Stephen Decatur
		Unfortunately he fell in with the British West Indies Squadron January 15, 1815, and had to surrender the President after a fierce fight.
		Between 1816 and 1820, Decatur was a Navy Commissioner[?].
		In 1820, he feuded with Commodore Barron[?]; they fought a duel which resulted in Decatur's death.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/st/Stephen_Decatur.html (153 words)

	Stephen Decatur Summary
		The American naval officer Stephen Decatur (1779-1820) is best known for his daring exploits in the Tripolitan War and as a successful commander in the War of 1812.
		Stephen Decatur was born on Jan. 5, 1779, at Sinepuxent, Md. He studied at the Episcopal Academy and then at the University of Pennsylvania.
		Decatur was born in Sinepuxent, Maryland and attended the Abercrombie School in Philadelphia at Dr. Abercrombie's Academy with future naval heroes Richard Somers and Charles Stewart.
	www.bookrags.com /Stephen_Decatur (2229 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Stephen Decatur
		Decatur was born in Sinepuxent, Maryland to Stephen Decatur and Anne Pine.
		American frigates under Stephen Decatur prepared to run out of the harbor of New London, Connecticut, during the War of 1812.
		(Decatur had likewise inflicted a severe, though not mortal, wound to Barron's hip.) As Decatur lay slowly dying in his home on Lafayette Square, he is said to have cried out, "I did not know that any man could suffer such pain!" He died childless.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Stephen_Decatur (1791 words)

	Decatur Illinois Tenant Check Company
		As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 81,860, but a 2003 estimate showed the population dipped to 79,285.
		Decatur is the location of Millikin University, founded by James Millikin.
		In the transition from a manufacturing to a service economy, Decatur has experienced significant population loss: in 1980, the population was 94,081.
	www.amerusatenantcheck.com /tenant_screening/il/decatur.html (292 words)

	REPATRIATION OF RICHARD SOMERS
		Shortly after graduating, both Richard Somers and Stephen Decatur enlisted in the U.S. Navy and were named two of the first four Midshipman assigned to the U.S.S. United States, under command of John Barry, the Irish born “father” of the U.S. Navy.
		Decatur’s death led to the Navy formally banning such duels as a means of resolving such disputes of honor, and the eventual establishment of a military court [See: Origins of JAG].
		While Decatur was buried in his hometown of Philadelphia, near Independence Hall, his widow died years later and was buried in Washington D.C. When a university wanted to expand and build over her grave, she was removed and reunited with her husband in death, two hundred years later.
	www.richardsomers.org /rs_06.htm (1446 words)

	Untitled Document
		Decatur in Georgetown, the letters mostly relate to her efforts to persuade Congress to provide her with compensation for her late husband's daring destruction of the captured U.S. frigate "Philadelphia" in Tripoli harbor in 1804 and her efforts to obtain a pension.
		Stephen Decatur lived in that house but 14 months as he was killed in a duel at Bladensburg, Maryland by his longtime enemy Captain James Barron on March 22, 1820.
		Attached is 1 AMS by Dodge admitting Decatur to the New York State Society of the Cincinnati and 1 ALS dated 2/10/1813 from Dodge to Decatur informing him of his election as an honorary member; sent from New York City to Commodore Decatur at Broadway.
	gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu /dept/speccoll/decatur/index.htm (3309 words)

	Decatur County, Indiana - Free net encyclopedia
		Decatur County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana.
		It was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr.
		Decatur was mortally wounded in a duel in 1820.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Decatur_County,_Indiana (397 words)

	Decatur, Stephen - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sinepuxent, near Berlin, Md.; son of a naval officer, Stephen Decatur.
		Barron challenged him, and in the ensuing duel Decatur was mortally wounded at Bladensburg, Md., on Mar. 22, 1820.
		Stephen Decatur talent show doubles as fund-raiser for Martin Luther King Jr.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-decaturs.html (477 words)

	Decatur, IL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Decatur is a sister city to Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, and to Seevetal, Lower Saxony, Germany.
		Gordon Kent Speagle Junior, Poet Laureate of Misdirected Spite, was born and raised in Decatur.
		Decatur has been visited by a lion, a kangaroo, and multiple alligators over the years.
	www.illinois.com /details/city.php?cityFips=1718823 (835 words)

	Decatur County, Iowa - Free net encyclopedia
		Decatur County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa.
		This county is named for Stephen Decatur, Jr.
		Decatur County is considered to be the poorest in Iowa, reporting that almost 20% of its residents live in poverty.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Decatur_County,_Iowa (393 words)

	Stephen Decatur by William Wills
		Decatur was 25, and this was his first moment of glory.
		The Decatur House is still open to the public and also is the home to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
		Although Decatur grew up in Philadelphia, he was born in a secluded spot on the Eastern Shore of Maryland known as Sinepuxent(now the town of Berlin, Md near the resort of Ocean City).
	parpro.zweb.com /Decatur.html (826 words)

	Sandcastle V.I. - Voyages of the Enterprise - Challenges to a Young Nation / Part 2
		Decatur was the last man off -- in a flying leap into the rigging of the Intrepid....
		The success of this raid earned Decatur a promotion to captain, at age 25 the youngest American officer to reach this rank, and two month's extra pay for the Enterprise and other seamen who participated.
		None other than Britain's Lord Nelson, is said to have commented that Decatur's expedition was "the most daring feat of the age."21 Interestingly, in 1798 Decatur's father had captured the Croyable, the first American prize in the Quasi-War with France.
	www.sandcastlevi.com /sea/enterprise/voych04b.htm (1634 words)

	Wikinfo \| Second Barbary War
		On March 3, 1815 the US Congress authorized deployment of naval power against Algiers, and a force of ten ships was dispatched under the command of Commodores Stephen Decatur, Jr.
		Taking hundreds of prisoners in an attack on Algiers, Decatur bargained for a treaty releasing the United States from any tribute obligations in perpetuity, as well as $10,000 in reparations for damages to the US.
		By June 30, 1815 the treaty was signed and the threat of Barbary pirates to American vessels was at an end.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Second_Barbary_War (525 words)

	The Mariners' Museum : Birth of the U.S. Navy
		Decatur, assisted by the brave Officers and crew of the little Ketch Intrepid under his command.
		Decatur delayed one half hour for the Boats of the Syren to have joined him, he would have failed in the main objects, as a gale commenced immediately after the Frigate was on fire, and it was with difficulty the Ketch was got out of the Harbour.
		The Syren owing to the lightness of the Breeze in the evening was obliged to Anchor at a considerable distance from the City which prevented her Boats from rendering such assistance as they might have done had they entered the Harbour earlier.
	www.mariner.org /usnavy/06/06c.htm (869 words)

	A Misconception of a quote by Captain Stephan Decatur Jr. USN - Marine Corps Community for USMC Veterans
		A Misconception of a quote by Captain Stephan Decatur Jr.
		In 1815, Decatur commanded a nine-ship squadron headed for Algiers to settle conflicts which had persisted since 1812.
		Decatur's abilities as a negotiator were recognized after he secured a treaty with the Algerians and extracted compensation from the Tripolitans.
	www.leatherneck.com /forums/showthread.php?t=5609 (262 words)

	OPFOR: American Imperialism Continues its Relentless March...
		ABOARD USS DECATUR, At Sea - USS Decatur (DDG 73), operating as part of the Pakistani-led Combined Task Force 150, came to the aid of a distressed vessel off the coast of Somalia, April 28, and rescued seven Somali fishermen who'd run out of food and supplies.
		Decatur, upon hearing the bridge-to-bridge radio conversation between the helicopter and the dhow, proceeded towards the two vessels to render assistance.
		In May 1815, Commodore Decatur sailed his squadron to the Mediterranean Sea to conduct the Second Barbary War, which put an end to the international practice of paying tribute to pirate states.
	op-for.com /2006/05/american_imperialism_continues.html (544 words)

	USS Eperrier
		Following repairs she was taken into the Navy and assigned to the Mediterranean Squadron under Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr., whose mission was to stop the harassment of American shipping by the Dey of Algiers.
		Consequent to the signing of a treaty with the Dey of Algiers, Decatur chose Eperrier, Lieutenant John T Shubrick in command, to bear a copy of the treaty and some captured flags to the United States.
		She sailed through the Straits of Gibraltar on 14 July 1815 and was never heard from again, remaining today one of the fascinating mysteries in the annals of the sea.
	www.multied.com /Navy/Brigatines/Eperrier.html (176 words)

	Unique Facts About the United States of America: The Barbary Wars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		On February 16, 1804, a small contingent of sailors in a disguised Intrepid and led by Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr., were able to invade the harbor of Tripoli and burn the Philadelphia, denying her use to the enemy.
		Decatur's bravery in action made him a hero to Americans back home.
		The gains of the war furthered the confidence of Thomas Jefferson to regard any threat to the liberty of the American people an act of war and furthered his conclusion that war is the only way to sustain liberty.
	www.sheppardsoftware.com /usaweb/factfile/Unique-facts-USA24.htm (1404 words)

	Amazon.com: "Stephen Decatur": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		CHAPTER 1 STEPHEN DECATUR, JR., THE EARLY YEARs S tephen Decatur, Jr., was born on January 5, 1779, in Sinepuxent, Worcester County, Maryland, in...
		Stephen Decatur, war hero and member of the Board of Navy Commissioners, was a neighbor and close friend.
		We do know that by the time the American-born Stephen Decatur turned twenty-one, he was already captain of a Philadelphia merchant ship.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Stephen-Decatur (600 words)

	George Washington's Household in Philadelphia, 1790-1792
		Decatur says that he was still in household on June 30, 1792, but no reference to his name was found in accounts from 1793-1797.(Decatur, 235, 277;)
		Decatur called him "the best cook that could be obtained." He couldn't make cakes; delv'd $20 for marketing Mar. 1, 91; replaced by Samuel Fraunces in May 1791.
		Martin Cline was confined to the workhouse on Aug. 4, 1794 for being "frequently Drunk, neglecting his duty, and otherwise misbehaving," by order of the President.
	www.ushistory.org /presidentshouse/history/household.htm (1925 words)

	The Navy's Barbary War Crucible - Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Philadelphia 's capture set the stage for one of the most famous exploits in U.S. naval history: Lieutenant Stephen Decatur Jr.'s daring raid that resulted in the frigate's destruction.
		What is often missed is that while Decatur's raid set the Philadelphia in flames it did nothing to hasten the release of Bainbridge and his men.
		Lieutenant Stephen Decatur Jr., who had led the raid that destroyed the Philadelphia after her capture, seized two of the Tripolitan vessels.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,NH_0705_Crucible-P2,00.html (1325 words)

	The History Buff, Original Historical Autographs & Manuscripts
		American Naval Officer notable for his heroism in actions at Tripoli, Libya and in the War of 1812.
		Decatur first gained recognition in the undeclared war with France (1799), and the Barbary Wars.
		In the War of 1812 he obtained the rank of Commodore; killed in a duel in 1820.
	www.ehistorybuff.com /decatur_ds.html (228 words)

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