Lieutenant United States Navy. He was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He was second in command to Captain James Lawrence on the Chesapeake, and like his captain, was mortally wounded in their ship's engagement with HMS Shannon June 1, 1813. The USS Ludlow named in his honor.
"The Capture of USS Chesapeake, or the Battle of Boston Harbor, was fought on 1 June 1813, between HMS Shannon and the USS Chesapeake, as part of the War of 1812. Shannon won the battle, and Chesapeake was captured, in a pitched battle in which over 80 men were killed....Chesapeake and her crew were taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia where the sailors were imprisoned; the ship was repaired and taken into service by the Royal Navy." from Capture of USS Chesapeake, en.wikipedia.org
"The Capture of USS Chesapeake, or the Battle of Boston Harbor, was fought on 1 June 1813, between HMS Shannon and the USS Chesapeake, as part of the War of 1812. Shannon won the battle, and Chesapeake was captured, in a pitched battle in which over 80 men were killed....Chesapeake and her crew were taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia where the sailors were imprisoned; the ship was repaired and taken into service by the Royal Navy." from Capture of USS Chesapeake, en.wikipedia.org
Lieutenant United States Navy. He was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He was second in command to Captain James Lawrence on the Chesapeake, and like his captain, was mortally wounded in their ship's engagement with HMS Shannon June 1, 1813. The USS Ludlow named in his honor.
"The Capture of USS Chesapeake, or the Battle of Boston Harbor, was fought on 1 June 1813, between HMS Shannon and the USS Chesapeake, as part of the War of 1812. Shannon won the battle, and Chesapeake was captured, in a pitched battle in which over 80 men were killed....Chesapeake and her crew were taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia where the sailors were imprisoned; the ship was repaired and taken into service by the Royal Navy." from Capture of USS Chesapeake, en.wikipedia.org
"The Capture of USS Chesapeake, or the Battle of Boston Harbor, was fought on 1 June 1813, between HMS Shannon and the USS Chesapeake, as part of the War of 1812. Shannon won the battle, and Chesapeake was captured, in a pitched battle in which over 80 men were killed....Chesapeake and her crew were taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia where the sailors were imprisoned; the ship was repaired and taken into service by the Royal Navy." from Capture of USS Chesapeake, en.wikipedia.org
Inscription
"In memory of Lieutenant Augustus C. Ludlow, of the United States Navy. Born in Newburg, 1792; died in Halifax, 1813. Scarcely was he twenty-one years of age, when, like the blooming Euryalus, he accompanied his beloved commander to battle. Never could it have been more truly said: ' His amor unus erat, pariterque in bella ruebant.' The favorite of Lawrence, and his second in command, he emulated the patriotic valor of his friend on the bloody decks of the Chesapeake, and, when required, like him yielded with courageous resignation his spirit to Him who gave it."
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