Joshua Barney

Joshua Barney
Born	(1759-07-06)6 July 1759 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	10 December 1818(1818-12-10) (aged 59) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Allegiance	United States  First French Republic
Service / branch	Continental Navy  French Navy  United States Navy
Years of service	1776–1792/1802-1818 (U.S.) 1792-1802 (France)
Rank	Commodore (U.S.) Captain (France)
Battles / wars	American Revolutionary War Battle of Delaware Bay Sampson Incident War of 1812 Chesapeake Bay Flotilla Battle of Bladensburg (WIA)
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Joshua Barney (6 July 1759 – 1 December 1818) was an American naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and in the French Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars. He later achieved the rank of commodore in the United States Navy and served in the War of 1812.^[1]