Joshua Barney

Joshua Barney
Born	(1759-07-06)6 July 1759 Baltimore, Province of Maryland
Died	10 December 1818(1818-12-10) (aged 59) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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 Navy officer who served in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War and as a captain in the French Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars. He later achieved the rank of commodore in the United States Navy and also served in the War of 1812.^[1]