Guy Richards Champlin
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Guy Richards Champlin (c. 1785 - 1817) was the master of the Privateer General Armstrong from 1812 to 1814 and the privateer Warrior from 1814 to 1815. He was born on 5 August 1785, in New London, Connecticut, the youngest son of Mary (née Richards) and captain Lodowick Champlin. Guy's father had been a privateer during the American War of Independence.
Captain Guy R. Champlin was one of the American sailors most feared by the British, as he had a remarkable record of bold action, great bravery and fearless aggression.
In 1817, Commanding a 6-gun privateer schooner against Spanish vessels, he captured several slavers. Preparing to land several hundred slaves in the Atchafalaya River, he drowned when his boat swamped.[1]
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[edit]- ^ "Privateers, War of 1812". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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