Thomas Truxtun
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 202 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 17,1755 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Hempstead |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | May 5,1822 |
| Died | Philadelphia |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Battles and wars | the U. S. |
| Quasi-War | |
| American Revolutionary War | |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Years of service | 1794–1801 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1032115 |
Thomas Truxtun Life story
Thomas Truxtun was an American naval officer after the Revolutionary War, when he served as a privateer, who rose to the rank of commodore in the late eighteenth century and later served in the Quasi-War with France. He was one of the first six commanders appointed to the new US Navy by President Washington.
