Sir Francis Drake is an English sea captain and privateer. He lived during the Elizabethan era ( Nov 17, 1558 – Mar 24, 1603 ) and died in January 27, 1596 due to a disease called, " dysentery ."
I am doing it for points because it just so happened you asked me not to. :)
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The capture of HMS Macedonian was a naval action fought near Madeira on 25 October 1812 between the frigates USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, and HMS Macedonian, under the command of John Surman Carden. The American vessel won the long bloody battle, capturing and bringing the Macedonian back to the United States. It was the first British warship to ever be brought into an American harbor.
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These victories served to boost American morale in the War of 1812 and set the tone for the American Navy
A peninsula is a land in which three sides of it is surrounded by water!
In this case, Europe in a peninsula because it is surrounded by three bodies of water. I would suggest you look at a map to get a deeper understanding.
