October 25, 1812 War of 1812 USS United States captured HMS Macedonian Before the start of the War of 1812, sitting in a bar the commanders of the United States and the Macedonian were drinking together where upon the British Commander stated that if they ever met against each other, he would capture her easily and was willing to bet a beaver hat on it. With war being declared on June 18, it was now a naval as well as a land battle. The USS Congress and USS Argus both sailed with the USS United States from New York harbor and relatively fast captured the HMS Mandarin, where in the USS United Starts continued east and on the morning of October 25 spotted the HMS Macedonian. Stephen Decatur’s plan was to open fire with the heavier guns that the USS United States was equipped with and then move in for broadsides. Most of his plan worked, however the tenacity of the British ship and crew made this a long and drawn out bloody battle. In the end, the USS United States won, but it took almost two weeks to fix the HMS Macedonia so she could be towed into Newport, Rhode Island. Also: October 24, 1774, American Revolution, Continental Congress sends letter to King to address grievances October 24, 1781, American Revolution, Battle of Johnstown, NY October 24, 1861, Civil War, 1st Battle of Springfield, MO October 24, 1863, Civil War, Battle of Pine Bluff, AR October 24, 1864, Civil War, Battle of Marais des Cygnes, KS October 24, 1864, Civil War, Battle of Mine Creek, KS October 24, 1864, Civil War, Battle of Marmiton River, MO October 24, 1929, USA, Cabinet member found guilty in Tea Pot Dome Scandal October 24, 1940, Colonel Benjamin O. Davis becomes the first black general October 24, 1944, World War II – Pacific Theater, USS Tang sunk by its own malfunctioning torpedo October 24, 1944, World War II – European Theater, Romanian Army liberates Carei October 24, 1983, Grenada War, Operation Urgent Fury
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