James Lawrence Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/James_Lawrence_Jr.

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	person
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:associatedWith	USS Lawrence
gptkbp:awardedBy	Medal of Honor posthumously
gptkbp:awards	Congressional Gold Medal
gptkbp:birthDate	1781-04-08
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery
gptkbp:celebrates	gptkb:Lawrence_County,_Pennsylvania gptkb:Lawrence_County,_Kentucky gptkb:Lawrence_County,_Ohio gptkb:Lawrenceburg,_Kentucky gptkb:Lawrence_Township,_New_Jersey gptkb:Lawrenceburg,_Indiana gptkb:Lawrenceville,_New_Jersey gptkb:Lawrence_County,_Alabama gptkb:Lawrence_County,_Tennessee Lawrence_County,_Arkansas Lawrence_County,_Mississippi Lawrence_County,_New_York Lawrence_County,_South_Dakota Lawrence_County,_West_Virginia Lawrence_Park,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:children	James_Lawrence_III
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:USS_Chesapeake
gptkbp:conflict	War of 1812
gptkbp:deathDate	1813-06-04
gptkbp:defeated	gptkb:HMS_Shannon
gptkbp:depictedIn	historical films
gptkbp:education	gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:famousQuote	"Don't give up the ship!"
gptkbp:foughtAgainst	gptkb:British_Navy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	symbol_of_American_naval_strength
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	James Lawrence Jr.
gptkbp:influenced	future naval tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:John_Paul_Jones
gptkbp:inspiration	naval officers
gptkbp:involvedIn	Battle of Lake Erie
gptkbp:knownFor	naval battles
gptkbp:legacy	naval hero
gptkbp:notableFor	commanding_the_USS_Chesapeake
gptkbp:occupation	naval officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth	gptkb:Burlington,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:placeOfDeath	gptkb:HMS_Shannon
gptkbp:predecessor	William_Bainbridge
gptkbp:rank	Captain
gptkbp:serviceBranch	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:serviceYears	1798-1813
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Mary_Lawrence
gptkbp:successor	James_Biddle