Thomas ap Catesby Jones was an American naval officer who served during the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War.
An illustration of Jones
Battle of Lake Borgne, Louisiana
Grave of Thomas ap Catesby Jones in the cemetery of the Lewinsville Presbyterian Church, Lewinsville, Virginia
The Battle of Lake Borgne was a coastal engagement between the Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy in the American South theatre of the War of 1812. It occurred on December 14, 1814 on Lake Borgne. The British victory allowed them to disembark their troops unhindered nine days later and to launch an offensive upon New Orleans on land.
British and American Gunboats in Action on Lake Borgne, 14 December 1814, Thomas Lyde Hornbrook
Battle of Lake Borgne