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Lawrence, James (1781–1813)| US naval officer during the War of 1812. Captain of the frigate Chesapeake, he was mortally wounded when his ship was commandeered by the HMS Shannon on 1 June 1813. His dying words ‘Don't give up the ship!’ became a popular naval battle cry. |
| Lawrence was born in Burlington, New Jersey. He joined the US Navy in 1798 and served in the Tripolitan War. He took command of the USS Hornet in 1812 and led several successful campaigns against the British. Fellow officer Oliver Hazard Perry had Lawrence's famous dying words sewn onto a battle flag flown during the Battle of Lake Erie (1813). |
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| Joining them were the members of the B team: Shaun Berry, Tiffany Chou, Shanna Gibbs, Tara Hernandez, Jennifer Lawrence, James Marlier, C. The B team - Shanna Gibbs, Shaun Berry, Tiffany Chou, Jennifer Lawrence, James Marlier, Tara Hernandez, C. Epatha Merkerson, Jerry Orbach, Sam Waterston for ``Law & Order''; Gordon Clapp, Kim Delaney, Dennis Franz, Sharon Lawrence, James McDaniel, Jimmy Smits, Andrea Thompson, Nicholas Turturro for ``NYPD Blue''; Michael Badalucco, Lara Flynn Boyle, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Steve Harris, Camryn Manheim, Dylan McDermott, Marla Sokoloff, Kelli Williams for ``The Practice. |