Charles Budd was commissioned lieutenant on June 18, 1814, and sent to Lake Champlain. He commanded the sloop USS Preble at the Battle of Lake Champlain. The USS Preble was about 80 tons and mounted seven long 9 pounder cannon.
Thomas Macdonough, the hero of the Battle of Lake Champlain, took his fleet to Whitehall, New York, on November 18th and turned it over to Lt. Budd.
He may have had a brother who was also a lieutenant, George Budd, commissioned May 23, 1812, and furloughed May 29, 1815.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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