Surrender the Heart

© 2010 by MaryLu Tyndall

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HISTORICAL NOTE

Captain Issac Hull of the USS
Constitution
was a Connecticut Yankee and the son of a Revolutionary brigadier general. He went to sea at an early age, and by 1798 became a ship master. Known for his quick thinking and natural talent for leadership, he obtained a commission as a lieutenant in the then forming U.S. Navy on board the USS
Constitution
. In May of 1804, he was promoted to master commandant, and he received command of the
Constitution
by the time war broke out on June 19, 1812.

On August 19, 1812, he met HMS
Guerriere
, an enemy frigate. In a battle that lasted nearly four hours, Hull managed to outmaneuver and pound his foe to pieces. (No record is mentioned of the help he received from the privateer,
Defender
, or that a lone woman aboard a nearby enemy frigate saved the day. But we know what really happened—
wink.)

This battle marked the first time an American ship had ever defeated a British man-of-war. American navy captains gained confidence from this victory and went on to win more victories at sea. There were celebrations in every American city, and Hull was hailed a hero. Congress awarded him a gold medal. Since then, five ships in the U.S. Navy have been named for Commodore Hull.

Across the Atlantic, the British were shocked and dismayed. The
London Times
reported, “The Loss of the
Guerriere
spreads a degree of gloom through the town which it was painful to observe.” Later, the newspaper stated: “There is one object to which our most strenuous efforts should be directed—the entire annihilation of the American Navy.”

CASUALTIES

The USS
Constitution

Deaths: Lieutenant William Bush, Six seamen

Wounded: First Lieutenant Charles Morris, Master John C. Alwyn, four seaman and one marine

The HMS
Guerriere

Killed: 23 sailors including 2nd Lieutenant Henry Ready

Wounded: 56 men, including Captain Dacres himself, 1st Lieutenant

Bartholomew Kent, Master Robert Scott, two master’s mates, and one midshipmen

DEDICATION

To everyone who has ever felt ordinary

And who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

E
STHER 4:14