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Action between the United States and Macedonian (October 25, 1812)
by Thomas Whitcombe
With superior marksmanship, Captain Stephen Decatur's crew destroyed the rigging, dismasted, and captured HMS Macedonian in an action fought in the Atlantic south of the Azores. Macedonian was towed back to New York and eventually overhauled and taken into the US Navy, serving until 1828. The captured British red ensign from this battle hangs in Mahan Hall; and Macedonian's figurehead, Alexander the Great, sits atop a pedestal at the Maryland Avenue end of Stribling Walk. This painting has been seen by many guests in the large formal dining room of Buchanan House. |