Jacob Brown (general)
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Jacob Jennings Brown was an American army officer who served in the War of 1812, where he reached the rank of general. His successes on the northern border during that war made him a national hero, an
Portrait by John Wesley Jarvis, c. 1815
Alexander Macomb (general)
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Alexander Macomb was an American military officer who was the Commanding General of the United States Army from 1828 until his death in 1841. Macomb was the field commander at the Battle of Plattsburg
Jacob Brown (general)
…In office June, 1821 – 24 February 1828 President James Monroe John Quincy Adams Preceded by Himself as Senior Officer of the U.S. Army Succeeded by Alexander Macomb 11th Senior Officer of the U.S. Army In office 15 June 1815 – June, 1821 President James Madison James Monroe Preceded by Henry Dearborn Succeeded by…
General Macomb's official portrait, 1829
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Statue of Alexander Macomb in Detroit by Adolph Alexander Weinman