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Added: Apr 25, 1998. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 278. Source citation. US Navy Admiral. He is best remembered for his stunning victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. Born the third of four children, his father was a physician and one of the founders of the National Life Insurance Company in 1848.
Dec 3, 2018 · The Battle of Manila Bay was the opening engagement of the Spanish-American War (1898) and was fought May 1, 1898. After several months of heightening tensions between the United States and Spain, war was declared on April 25, 1898. Swiftly moving towards the Philippines from Hong Kong, the US Asiatic Squadron, led by Commodore George Dewey ...
George Dewey Born. This flowery tribute captures the sense of romance with which turn-of-the-century Americans regarded the naval hero of the Spanish-American War, Admiral George Dewey. Dewey was born in Montpelier, Vermont, on December 26, 1837. On a bright May morning two years ago there came from out the ocean mist an untried naval squadron ...
George Dewey. George Dewey ( Montpelier, 26 de dezembro de 1837 - Washington, D.C., 16 de janeiro de 1917) foi um almirante da Marinha de Guerra dos Estados Unidos. Ele é mais conhecido por sua vitória na Batalha de Cavite durante a Guerra Hispano-Americana. Ele também era a única pessoa na história dos Estados Unidos ter atingido o posto ...
Spanish-American War. Commodore George Dewey, Commander, Asiatic Squadron, to Secretary of the Navy John D. Long. United States Naval Force on Asiatic Station. FLAGSHIP OLYMPIA, Manila, MAY 1, 1898. Sir; I have the honor to confirm the following telegram sent the department this date:-. Manila, MAY 1, 1898. SECNAV WASHINGTON.
George Dewey (1837-1917) was an American naval officer whose victory over the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay in 1898 made him a national hero. Born in Montpelier, Vermont, in 1837, Dewey graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis and saw distinguished service in the Gulf of Mexico during the American Civil War.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt to Commodore George Dewey, Commander, Asiatic Station From Secretary of the Navy. To COM’D’R-IN-CHIEF Date February 26, 1898. Subject Assemble Squadron at Hongkong. Prepare for war. Secret and confidential. Order the Squadron except Monocacy1 to Hongkong. Keep full of coal. In the event of declaration of war Spain, it will be your duty to ...
