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Joshua Barney
United States Navy officer (1759–1818) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joshua Barney (6 July 1759 – 1 December 1818) was an American Navy officer who served in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War and as a captain in the French Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars. He later achieved the rank of commodore in the United States Navy and also served in the War of 1812.[1]
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Born | (1759-07-06)6 July 1759 Baltimore, Maryland, British America |
Died | 10 December 1818(1818-12-10) (aged 59) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Years of service | 1776–1792/1802-1818 (U.S.) 1792-1802 (France) |
Rank | Commodore (U.S.) Captain (France) |
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