biography
| name: |
Bainbridge, William
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1774–1833)
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| biography:
| Naval officer, born in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. He became a captain (1800) after serving in the undeclared naval war with France (1798–1800). In 1803 his ship the USS Philadelphia ran aground and was captured by the Tripolitans, and he suggested the raid that later burned the ship. Following his release in 1805 he became the commandant of the Charlestown, MA navy yard, and as captain of the USS Constitution he won a notable victory over the British Java (1812). He organized the first school for US naval officers in 1817. |
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