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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 de almirante da ...
George Dewey (26 décembre 1837 – 16 janvier 1917) est un amiral de l'US Navy, surtout connu pour sa victoire (sans aucune perte humaine due au combat du côté des forces américaines) à la bataille de la baie de Manille durant la guerre hispano-américaine en 1898. Il fut promu, et le seul à ce jour, au plus haut grade de la marine américaine, Admiral of the Navy.
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. After the Civil War he chaffed at ...
27 Mei 2008 · Autobiography of George Dewey : admiral of the navy by Dewey, George, 1837-1917. Publication date 1913 Topics Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Naval operations, Manila Bay, Battle of, Philippines, 1898, United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations Publisher New York : Scribner
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 ...
Page 281 - WASHINGTON, August 12, 1898. DEWEY, Hongkong: Peace protocol signed by President. Suspend all hostilities and blockade. ALLEN. WASHINGTON, August 12, 1898. DEWEY, Hongkong: The protocol, signed by the President today, provides that the United States will occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control ...
On May 1, 1898, the first shots of the War of 1898 rang out under the command of Commodore George Dewey. Six U.S. war ships stationed in Hong Kong, known as the Asiatic Squadron, destroyed the Spanish flotilla harbored in Manila Bay while suffering few casualties of its own. After the Battle of Manila Bay, Dewey became a much-heralded celebrity ...
