Decaturs Bold And Daring Act 1804

HORTATIO NELSON, HIMSELF ONE OF NAVAL HISTORY`S BOLDEST ACTORS, CALLED THE BURNING OF THE FRIGATE PHILADELPHIA BY THE UNITED STATES NAVY IN 1804 `THE MOST BOLD AND DARING ACT OF THE AGE.` IT IS ONE OF THE CLASSIC EXAMPLES OF A NAVAL RAID, A CUTTING-OUT ACTION INTENDED TO DEPRIVE THE ENEMY OF A SHIP. IT MADE STEPHEN DECATUR A HOUSEHOLD NAME, BOTH IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES.