Captain James Lawrence

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Naval officer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:United_States_Navy
Yes
gptkbp:awards Congressional Gold Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1781-04-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Burlington,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery,_Brooklyn
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Lawrence_Day
gptkb:Lawrence_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Lawrence_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:USS_Chesapeake
gptkbp:conflict War of 1812
gptkbp:deathDate 1813-06-04
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay
gptkbp:depictedIn Films and literature
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:famousFor Naval battles
gptkbp:famousQuote "Don't give up the ship!"
gptkbp:fanEvents Yes
gptkbp:fate Killed in action
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:foughtIn Battle of Lake Erie
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Symbol_of_American_naval_courage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Captain James Lawrence
gptkbp:influenced Yes
Naval tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Paul_Jones
Yes
gptkbp:inspiration Yes
Naval officers
gptkbp:inspiredBy Yes
gptkbp:involvedCountries Yes
gptkbp:involvedIn Naval engagements
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership in battle
gptkbp:legacy Naval tradition and heroism
gptkbp:notableFeature USS Hornet
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Captain_Samuel_Barron
gptkbp:rank Captain
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:role Young sailors
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:serviceYears 1798–1813
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Lawrence
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Captain_James_Gordon