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Captain Jonathan R. Davis was an American gold rush prospector. [1] On December 19, 1854, he single-handedly killed eleven armed outlaws at Rocky Canyon near Sacramento, California, using two Colt revolvers and a Bowie knife. [2]
Rattlesnake had the appearance of a miniature frigate, with detached quarterdeck and forecastle. [1] Rattlesnake was commissioned on 12 June 1781 under Commander Mark Clark (or Clarke). She had barely begun her first cruise when she encountered the 44-gun ship HMS Assurance, Captain James Cumming. Assurance captured Rattlesnake on 17 June. [3]
HMS Rattlesnake (1861), a 21-gun Jason-class corvette launched in 1861 and broken up in 1882. HMS Rattlesnake (1886), a torpedo gunboat in service from 1886 to 1910. HMS Rattlesnake (1910), a Beagle-class destroyer launched in 1910 and sold in 1921. HMS Rattlesnake (1943), an Algerine-class minesweeper. Pennant J.297, M.297. Launched 23/2/1943.
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Richard H. Barter (c. 1833 – July 11, 1859), known as "Rattlesnake Dick", was born in Lower Canada. Around 1850, he came to California on the Oregon Trail with three other family members. He tried his luck at mining at Rattlesnake Bar during the California Gold Rush. He was twice charged, and once convicted, of being a thief, the second time ...
An Arizona man’s suspicion that three rattlesnakes were hiding in his garage proved vastly off the mark, when a snake catcher found 20. The discovery was made at a home in Mesa, and video posted ...
Oklahoma authorities were stunned last month when they pulled over a car and discovered an open bottle of whiskey, a rattlesnake and a canister of radioactive uranium, according to KOCO.
The Vice admiralty court reported the name of Rattlesnake ' s master as J. Renshaw, and describes her as a brig of 280 to 300 tons (bm), of 14 guns and 130 men. [9] In any case, the Halifax Dockyard reported on 31 July 1814 that the Royal Navy had purchased Rattlesnake. However, no further record exists. [10]