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George Dewey (December 26, 1837 – January 16, 1917) was Admiral of the Navy, the only person in United States history to have attained that rank. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War, with the loss of only a single crewman on the American side. Dewey was born in Montpelier, Vermont.
Battle of Manila Bay. George Dewey (born December 26, 1837, Montpelier, Vermont, U.S.—died January 16, 1917, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. naval commander who defeated the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War (1898). A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1858, Dewey was ...
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May 21, 2018 · George Dewey. Born December 26, 1837. Montpelier, Vermont. Died January 16, 1917. Washington, D.C. American naval officer. "Gentlemen, a higher power than we has won this battle today." George Dewey quoted in The Admiral. G eorge Dewey served in the U.S. Navy for over sixty-two years before his death at age seventy-nine.
George Dewey. George Dewey. Childhood and education George Dewey, the only officer of the U.S. Navy ever to hold the rank of Admiral of the Navy, was born on December 26, 1837, in Montpelier, Vermont. When George was five years old, his mother died of tuberculosis, leaving his father, a prominent local physician and founder of the National Life ...
The Battle of Manila Bay (Filipino: Labanan sa Look ng Maynila; Spanish: Batalla de Bahía de Manila), also known as the Battle of Cavite, took place on 1 May 1898, during the Spanish–American War. The American Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey engaged and destroyed the Spanish Pacific Squadron under Contraalmirante (Rear admiral ...
George Dewey. Battle of Manila Bay, (May 1, 1898), defeat of the Spanish Pacific fleet by the U.S. Navy, resulting in the fall of the Philippines and contributing to the final U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War. The resounding American victory made Commodore George Dewey a national hero and helped establish the reputation of the United ...
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When he died in 1917, Dewey was remembered as the man whose actions led the American fleet to victory over a European power and who secured for the United States the status of a world power. Sources: Dewey, George. Autobiography of George Dewey: Admiral of the Navy. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1913. “George Dewey.”
