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and carted off 400 barrels of food. The Americans also took 11 bateaux, 5 cannons, and some flour. Winfield and his American force of raiders set fire to barracks, a wood yard, and a storehouse on Gibraltar Point. Winfield and his force of American raiders withdrew safely aboard Chauncey's ships. The
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From around July 30, 1813, to July 31, 1813. Commodore Chauncey with his fleet arrived near Burlington Heights from Niagara during the morning. A force of several hundred troops, including sailors and U.S. Marines, under Lt. Colonel Winfield Scott, debarked. About 150 British troops under Major Maule
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Commodore Chauncey was particularly tough when negotiating wages. Writing on January 5, 1808, to Secretary of the Navy Robert Smith he explained "Some of them (in consequence of Mr. Buckland having mentioned publicly that twenty three gun boats was to be built) immediately had an idea that we could
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One of his most successful operations was taking part of a naval raid by transporting Winfield Scott's force of raiders in the successful raid at York, Upper Canada from July 31, 1813 – August 1, 1813. Isaac Chauncey transported Winfield's American raiding force of 340-500 men to York. The American
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Writing November 27, 1807, to the Secretary of the Navy, Chauncey pleads for maintenance funds – "The following things are almost indispensable to promote the public service and for the accommodation of the yard. Two wells to be sunk, in the yard, with pumps in them, windows in the armory, a horse
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Chauncey went on to be Brooklyn's longest serving commandant July 13, 1807 – May 16, 1813, and again December 21, 1824 – June 10, 1833. His letters to the Secretary of the Navy provide perhaps the fullest picture and most candid portrait by a career naval officer of the early yard. These letters
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I however was able to find a sufficient number willing to work at the reduced wages and these who refused will in a week come back and beg for work and I shall be able to reduce their wages 25 cents more for the merchants have no work for them to do therefore they must either work for us at our
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Around October 5, 1813, Chauncey was sailing with his squadron and spotted some British vessels sail on Lake Ontario. Chauncey pursued the British ships, which consisted of seven gunboats being used as troops transports. Chauncey's squadron captured five gunboats and destroyed one. The remaining
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Commodore Chauncey was the commander of the American fleet transporting 1,700 American Regulars with Benjamin Forsyth's Riflemen leading the way. The American raiding force landed on the beach and routed opposing British forces, who suffered several casualties and retreated from the field. The
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into Kingston harbor, and engaged her batteries for an hour and forty-five minutes, but stood off with night coming up. The American loss in this engagement was one killed and three wounded. The next morning, with winds too strong to attack, he turned out and soon came upon the
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raiders freed prisoners in jail, made wounded soldiers their captives (on paper), and confiscated British military baggage left there and whatever else they could find. The next day, the American raiders found a hidden
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In the following week, Commadore Chaunceys fleet made two short cruises and captured three vessels. Two of the vessels were brought into Sackets Harbor and the third was burnt and sunk.
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Americans occupied York for a while looting and burning private property. Then all of the Americans boarded Chauncey's vessels and the entire American raiding force withdrew safely.
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On November 6, 1812, Commodore Isaac Chauncey set out on a raiding expedition to intercept the enemy vessels on their return from Fort George to Kingston. The enemy's force was the
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put up stiff resistance. The Americans seized some prisoners (civilians, possibly militia in the town) and returned to the ships. The American fleet then departed.
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gunboat escaped. 260 enemy soldiers were captured. Isaac Chauncey and his fleet withdrew back to Sacket's Harbor with the captured ships and 260 prisoners of war.
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His last service was as member, and, for four years, President, of the Board of Navy Commissioners. Commodore Chauncey died in Washington, on January 27, 1840.
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Dudley, William S.; Cogar, William B., Ed. (1989) "Commodore Isaac Chauncey and U.S. Joint Operations on Lake Ontario, 1813–14."
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American raiders destroyed some artillery and boats, confiscated supplies and ammunition, and all withdrew back to New York.
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deliver rich detail about the officers and employees, and the problems he encountered making the new yard a viable concern.
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and chased her into the Bay of Quinte. On the morning of Nov. 10th he took a small schooner and burnt it, and chased the
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Perhaps his most outstanding service was during the War of 1812 when he commanded American naval forces on
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In May 1829, while in command of the shipyard, Chauncey led a series of searches for the body of
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Augusta Chauncey married to Maj. Elbert Ellery Anderson (1833–1903). Founding father
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contain professional letters and documents from throughout Chauncey's naval career.
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In December 1835 Chauncey led navy yard marines and sailors in suppressing the
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Peter Chauncey Anderson married to Mary Yale Ogden, and were members of the "
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The couple lived in Fairfield, Connecticut where they had three children.
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A Documentary History of the New York (Brooklyn) Navy Yard 1806-1856
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was his great-great-granduncle. His father was Knight commander
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stationed there. He also served twice as commandant of the
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Chauncey Street in Brooklyn, New York is named after him.
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Memorials of the Chaunceys: Including President Chauncy
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Isaac Chauncy

Black Rock
Province of Connecticut
British America
Washington, D.C.
Congressional Cemetery
United States Navy
Commodore
General Greene
John Adams
Hornet
Washington
Quasi-War
First Barbary War
War of 1812
Board of Navy Commissioners


United States Navy
Quasi-War
Barbary Wars
War of 1812
Board of Navy Commissioners
Black Rock
Connecticut
Charles Chauncy
Harvard College
Peter Schermerhorn
Mrs. Astor

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