Macdonough
[muh k-don-uh]
- Thomas,1783–1825, U.S. naval officer: defeated British on Lake Champlain 1814.
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"Not this time," said MacDonough, still smiling in the same way.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II)Charles James Lever
Macdonough sprung into the stern-sheets, and grasped the tiller.
The Naval History of the United StatesWillis J. Abbot.
"I would, and you have only to try it," was Macdonough's undaunted reply.
Twelve Naval CaptainsMolly Elliot Seawell
With this in view Macdonough decided on his order of battle.
The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval HeroesJames Russell Soley
I am going to tell you how the gallant MacDonough stopped him.
Stories of Our Naval HeroesVarious