Joshua Barney

Joshua Barney
Born(1759-07-06)6 July 1759
Baltimore, Maryland
Died10 December 1818(1818-12-10) (aged 59)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
AllegianceUnited States
France
BranchContinental Navy
French Navy
United States Navy
Years of service1776–1792/1802-1818 (U.S.)
1792-1802 (France)
RankCommodore (U.S.)
Captain (France)
Battles / wars
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Joshua Barney (6 July 1759 – 1 December 1818) was an American naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and in the French Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars. He later achieved the rank of commodore in the United States Navy and served in the War of 1812.