Alexander Macomb was an American soldier. He was born in 1783 and died in 1841. He entered the US army in 1799, and at the outbreak of the War of 1812 was adjutant-general of the army. Taking service in the field he, in September 1814, won the victory of Plattsburg over Sir George Provost, and was made major-general. From 1835 to 1841 he was commander-in-chief of the army. Research Alexander Macomb
Winfield Scott was an American general. He was born in 1786 near Petersburg, Virginia and died in 1866. Educated at William and Mary College, he entered the army at the age of twenty-two. In the opening year of the War of 1812 he was taken prisoner at the battle of Queenstown Heights. Being released, he served in the campaign of 1813, was made a brigadier-general, and distinguished himself at the battles of Chippewa and Bridgewater in 1814. He was promoted to be major-general, and saw little more service for a generation.
In the Nullification excitement he commanded at Charleston, and he served against the Seminoles and Creeks, succeeding Macomb as commander-in-chief of the US army in 1841. In the second year of the Mexican War General Winfield Scott took command of the main army. He besieged and took Vera Cruz, stormed Cerro Gordo, and reached Puebla. Having rested his army, he pushed on to the plain of the capital, won the victories of Contreras, Churubusco, Molino del Rey and Chapultepec, and entered the city of Mexico, on September the 14th, 1847.
In 1852 he was the Whigcandidate for President, and was overwhelmingly defeated by Pierce. Later he was engaged on a commission for rectifying the boundary line with Great Britain. The outbreak of the war found him still in command of the army, but he retired in October, 1861. Winfield Scott's imposing stature, strict discipline, and attachment to military etiquette won for him the mickname of 'Old Fuss and Feathers'. Research Winfield Scott
The Battle of Plattsburgh was an American victory over the British during the War of 1812. In August, 1814, General Prevost with 14,000 men and a flotilla of sixteen vessels advanced from the St Lawrence to attack the American land force entrenched at Plattsburgh and the fleet on Lake Champlain. The American land force consisted of 3500 troops and about 4000 militia, under General Macomb. The naval force was made up of fourteen vessels, commanded by CaptainMacdonough. The British army on September the 5th was eight miles away. The next day it advanced in two columns, but was held partly in check by the American militia. On reaching the north bank of the Saranac General Prevost constructed works and on the eleventh tried to force his way across in two places.
At the same time the two fleets fought desperately for over two hours in Plattsburgh Bay. This ended with the defeat of the British, who lost about 200 men and the commodore of the fleet. The news of this victory came to the fighting armies at the critical part of the battle and turned the tide in favour of the Americans. The British withdrew to Champlain and on September the 24th they returned to Canada. Research Battle of Plattsburgh
The USS Macomb was an American Buchanan Class destroyer of 1630 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Macomb was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 210 and was armed with four 5 inch guns; four 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; seven 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and five 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in a quintuple arrangements. Research Macomb
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