John Ordronaux (privateer)
(1778-1841)
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John Ordronaux (16 December 1778 – 24 August 1841) was one of the most successful privateers of the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. During the war he commanded two ships, Marengo, then Prince de Neufchatel. With these he captured or destroyed about thirty British merchant ships, outran about seventeen British warships and brought back goods to the USA worth between $250,000 and $300,000.
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16 December 1778 Nantes, Brittany, France
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| Died |
24 August 1841 (aged 62) Cartagena, Colombia
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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