Daniel Carmick (April 4, 1773 – November 6, 1816) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1773, Carmick was appointed a lieutenant of Marines for service on the USS Ganges on May 5, 1798. When the Ganges returned to port in New York, he was promoted to captain in the newly formed United States Marine Corps on July 11, 1798, the third ranking officer of the Corps. During the Quasi-War with France, he escorted French prisoners to Pennsylvania, then was ordered to guard Naval stores in New York and in June 1799, he was transferred to the USS Constitution. In May 1800 The Constitution sailed for the West Indies, where Carmick led his Marines in a "Trojan Horse" attack to capture the French privateer ship Sandwich at Puerto Plata in Hispaniola. He then sailed the Sandwich around to the eastern part of the harbor where his Marines spiked the guns of the fort Fortaleza San Felipe. In January 1802, he served with distinction aboard the frigate Chesapeake, conducting blockade and convoy actions in the Mediterranean. After a year of service on the Chesapeake, he was furloughed until January 1804 when he was ordered to lead a detachment of Marines to the newly acquired Louisiana. In May 1805, Governor Claiborne sent him to Pensacola to deliver dispatches to Governor Juan Vicente Folch, proposing a U.S. mail route through Spanish held West Florida. On orders from Washington, he left New Orleans in August to command the Marine Barracks in Philadelphia, but after a court martial hearing over disrespecting his commanding officer, he returned to New Orleans in the beginning of 1807. In August, he was put in command of the barracks in Washington. When James Madison was elected President in 1809, he greatly expanded the scope of the Marine Corps, and the garrison in New Orleans was brought up to 300. On March 7, Carmick was promoted to Major and sent back to New Orleans for a third time. With war against England expected to start soon, Carmick requested to be relieved of duty and given a more active role in the upcoming war, but this was denied by Secretary of the Navy Paul Hamilton, citing the need for experienced officers in an area of such strategic importance. After the British had taken control of Lake Borgne in early December, they marched their troops