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Robert Henley (naval officer)

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and educated at the College of William and Mary, Robert Henley was the son of Leonard and Elizabeth Dandridge Henley and the nephew of
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29 October 1821. After serving as commandant of the Naval Rendezvous at Norfolk 1822 to 1824, he reported for similar duty at
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on 9 April 1808. Henley was in command of two divisions of 15 gunboats which drove three British frigates from
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on 8 April 1799. Midshipman Henley then participated in the engagement on 2 February 1800 between
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With the end of the War of 1812, Henley filled a variety of billets before commanding
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St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina)
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American military personnel of the Second Barbary War
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American military personnel of the First Barbary War
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John D. Henley
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United States Navy
Quasi-War
France
War of 1812
Second Barbary War
John Dandridge Henley
Williamsburg, Virginia
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington
midshipman
Constellation
La Vengeance
Edward Preble
Mediterranean
East Indies
Gunboat No. 5
Baltimore, Maryland
Hampton Roads
brig
Eagle
Thanks of Congress
Congressional Gold Medal
Battle of Lake Champlain

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