Commodore John Rodgers Captain Commodore And Senior Officer of the American N
Commodore John Rodgers Captain Commodore And Senior Officer of the American N
Paullin, Charles Oscar, 1868 Or 9-1944
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In settling our difficulties with Morocco he shared the honors with Preble; during the peace negotiations with Tripoli he commanded the American squadron; and in the expedition to Tunis he was the chief actor and the commanding officer. Commodore John Rodgers must . Always be given a conspicuous and honorable place in the history of our wars with the Barbary States. Upon him and Commodore Edward Preble devolved the ex ecution of nearly all the important naval operations. It was these two office...rs who humbled the proud and insulting corsairs, set an example to all Europe of a spirited and forcible resistance to extortion and black mail, strengthened abroad our reputation as a nation for military courage and political initiative, and popu larized, trained, and consolidated our infant navy. VIII. DUTIES ON SHORE AND AT SEA 1806-1810 AS soon as the wars with Barbary were ended, the President and Congress decided to reduce the navy in commission to the lowest possible terms. In April, 1806, Congress fixed the number of seamen and boys at nine hundred and twenty-five.
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