George Dewey
The only Admiral of the Navy, victor of Manila Bay.
Admiral George Dewey, scanned from photogravure from 1899 book in Infrogmation own collection, and uploaded by Infrogmation to en:Wikipedia on 13 November 2002. · via Wikipedia: George Dewey · Public domain
On December 26, 1837, George Dewey was born in Montpelier, Vermont, at a location directly across from the Vermont State House.[1] Dewey's graduation from the Naval Academy occurred on June 18, 1858, where his class rank was fifth.[2] The Spanish fleet's defeat at the Battle of Manila Bay, accomplished in only six hours, is what Dewey is most famous for.[3]
Quick Facts
- Born
- 26 December 1837
- Died
- 16 January 1917
- Birthplace
- Montpelier, Vermont, U.S.
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C., U.S.
- Burial place
- Washington National Cathedral
- Education
- United States Naval Academy; Norwich University
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Navy (Union Navy)
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Dewey attended Norwich University for two years from 1852 to 1854, where he found a military role model in Hannibal.[2] After the war, Dewey served as an instructor at the Naval Academy from 1868 to 1870.[2] During the second engagement at Fort Fisher, Dewey's tactical decision silenced a battery in fifteen minutes, which led to commendation from Admiral Porter.[2] Departing from China in 1898, Dewey launched an attack on Spanish forces at Manila Bay, resulting in the sinking or capture of the entire Spanish Pacific Squadron.[3]
What the cited sources add
Lawrence's work records that Thomas E. Dewey, who served as New York's Governor, was Dewey's third cousin twice removed.[4] On August 17, 1858, the Wabash made its initial port stop at Gibraltar, as described in the biography.[2] Lawrence notes that Dewey was given the responsibility of maintaining the ship's log during that voyage.[2] The biography states that Dewey received a promotion to lieutenant commander following the Fort Fisher battles.[2]
References
- Wikipedia, "George Dewey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Admiral Dewey at Manila and the Complete Story of the Philippines: Life and Glorious Deeds of Admiral George Dewey, Including a Thrilling Account of Our Conflicts with the Spaniards and Filipinos in the Orient.", J.H. M (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "George Dewey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lawrence, "A concise life of Admiral George Dewey, U. S. N", Boston, J. F. Murphy, 1899 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "George Dewey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McSherry, "The Battle of Manila Bay (Cavite)", spanamwar.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "George Dewey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Family relationship of Admiral George Dewey and Thomas Edmund Dewey via Simeon Dewey", famouskin.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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