æt ðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ ˌɔn ˈeɪtiːn dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, hiː kəmˈændᵻd ðə fɹˈɛntʃ pɹˌaɪvətˈɪɹ mæɹˈɛŋɡoʊ wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn ˈaʊtfɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən.
At the outbreak of the war on 18 June 1812, he commanded the French privateer Marengo which had been outfitted in New York City in November 1811.