Yankee Tars (II)

DESCRIPTION: "Whenever the Tyrant of the main assaults Columbian seamen, He'll find them ready to maintain the noble name of Freemen." Americans will only put up with so much. The song lists well-known American naval officers
AUTHOR: "Dr. Darlington" (source; Lane/Gosbee-SongsOfShipsAndSailors)
EARLIEST DATE: 1819 (Lane/Gosbee-SongsOfShipsAndSailors)
KEYWORDS: navy bragging ship battle
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Aug 19, 1812 - the 44-gun U.S.S. Constitution defeats and captures the 38-gun H.M.S. Guerriere in the north Atlantic
Oct 25, 1812 - the 44-gun U. S. S. United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, defeats the 38-gun H. M. S. Macedonian in the mid-Atlantic
Dec 29, 1812 - U. S. S. Constitution defeats the 38-gun H. M. S. Java off Bahia, Brazil
Feb 24, 1813 - U. S. S. Hornet defeats H. M. S. Peacock
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lane/Gosbee-SongsOfShipsAndSailors, pp. 238-239, "Yankee Tars" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Charge the Can Cheerily" (theme)
NOTES [67 words]: As best I can tell, "Whenever the Tyrant of the main assaults Columbian seamen," it results in dreadful gluey "poetry" that should have been left in the scrap heap where Lane/Gosbee-SongsOfShipsAndSailors found it. Patently not traditional, so I won't bother listing all the naval heroes (and occasional incompetents) included here; a great many of them are described in "Charge the Can Cheerily." - RBW
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