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Contact Info
Home Town Hampton
Last Address Norfolk, VA
BURIAL- Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Unknown location Hampton Virginia
Description The Quasi-War (French: Quasi-guerre) was an undeclared war fought almost entirely at sea between the United States of America and the French Republic from 1798 to 1800. After the toppling of the French crown during the French Revolutionary Wars, the United States refused to continue repaying its debt to France on the grounds that it had been owed to a previous regime. French outrage led to a series of attacks on American shipping, ultimately leading to retaliation from the Americans and the end of hostilities with the signing of the Convention of 1800 shortly thereafter.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
July / 1798
To Month/Year
September / 1800
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember Augusta
Memories In 1798, Barron was placed in command of the Augusta and took part in the Quasi-War with France. Quasi-War with France 1798-1801
With independence won, the last ship of the Continental Navy was sold in 1785, and the Nation soon experienced the consequences of neglecting sea power. The actions of Mediterranean pirates caused Congress in 1794 to provide a Navy for the protection of commerce. Subsequently, depredations by the privateers of Revolutionary France against the expanding merchant shipping of the United States led to an undeclared war fought entirely at sea.
In this quasi-war the new U.S. Navy received its baptism of fire. Captain Thomas Truxtun's insistence on the highest standards of crew training paid handsome dividends as the frigate Constellation won two complete victories over French men-of-war. U.S. naval squadrons, operating principally in West Indian waters, sought out and attacked enemy privateers until France agreed to an honorable settlement.
3 Bronze Stars
1. Constellation-L'Insurgente (9 February 1799) 2. Constellation-La Vengeance (1-2 February 1800) 3. Anti-privateering operations
