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==War of 1812== [[File:BattleLakeBorgneHornbrook.jpg|thumb|Battle of Lake Borgne, Louisiana]] Jones was appointed a [[midshipman]] in the [[United States Navy]] on 22 November 1805 at the age of fifteen. Owing to a lack of openings for midshipmen he was not ordered to active duty. He was furloughed home and advised to study geography, navigation, and surveying so that his chances of getting an active assignment would improve. After the [[Chesapeake–Leopard affair|''Chesapeake–Leopard'' affair]], the Navy mobilized its gunboats and Jones was ordered to report to [[Norfolk, Virginia]], where he was assigned to gunboat ''No. 10'', reporting the first week of August 1807.<ref name=Smith11>Smith, p 11</ref> Jones received honors for bravery at the 1814 [[Battle of Lake Borgne]] in [[Louisiana]], where despite being defeated, he succeeded in delaying the British advance prior to the [[Battle of New Orleans]].<ref name=Smith29-32>Smith, pp 29–32</ref>
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