page_title: Macedonian Monument
hierarchical_section_title: Macedonian Monument
caption_attribution_description: English: Figurehead of HMS Macedonian, now a monument at the United States Naval Academy. Macedonian was defeated by United States 25 October 1812.
context_page_description: The Macedonian Monument is on the campus of the United States Naval Academy, across the street from Mahan Hall, at the end of Stribling Walk. The monument's sculpture is the figurehead of HMS Macedonian, captured by Stephen Decatur and the American frigate United States in the opening days of the War of 1812. Also known as Alexander the Great and the Figurehead of Hans Macedonian, the wooden sculpture dates to circa 1810. It came to the Academy in 1875.
context_section_description: The Macedonian Monument is on the campus of the United States Naval Academy, across the street from Mahan Hall, at the end of Stribling Walk.  The monument's sculpture is the figurehead of HMS Macedonian, captured by Stephen Decatur and the American frigate United States in the opening days of the War of 1812. Also known as Alexander the Great and the Figurehead of Hans Macedonian, the wooden sculpture dates to circa 1810. It came to the Academy in 1875.
caption: Figurehead of HMS Macedonian
  Campus of the US Naval Academy
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