William T. Sampson

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United States Navy admiral human

William T. Sampson was a United States Navy admiral best known for leading American naval forces during the Spanish–American War, particularly in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
William T. Sampson canonical	10
Admiral William T. Sampson	1
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy admiral ⓘ human ⓘ
allegiance	United States of America ⓘ
awardReceived	Thanks of Congress ⓘ
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath	stroke ⓘ
commanded	Atlantic Fleet ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Squadron U.S. naval forces in the Caribbean during the Spanish–American War ⓘ
conflict	Siege of Santiago ⓘ surface form: Battle of Santiago de Cuba Spanish–American War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1840-02-09 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1902-05-06 ⓘ
educatedAt	United States Naval Academy ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
familyName	Sampson ⓘ
fieldOfWork	naval strategy ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ
givenName	William ⓘ
hasHonorificTitle	Admiral ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	development of U.S. naval doctrine after the Spanish–American War ⓘ
hasName	William Thomas Sampson ⓘ
knownFor	Siege of Santiago ⓘ surface form: blockade of Santiago de Cuba strategic leadership against the Spanish fleet in 1898 ⓘ
middleName	Thomas ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Navy ⓘ
militaryRank	Rear Admiral ⓘ
militaryUnit	Atlantic Fleet ⓘ surface form: United States Navy North Atlantic Squadron
nativeLanguage	English ⓘ
notableEvent	controversy over credit for victory at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
notableWork	command of U.S. naval forces in the Spanish–American War ⓘ leadership in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
occupation	military officer ⓘ naval officer ⓘ
participantIn	American Civil War ⓘ Spanish–American War ⓘ
partOf	officer corps of the United States Navy ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Palmyra, New York, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
positionHeld	Rear Admiral, United States Navy ⓘ
residence	New York ⓘ surface form: New York, United States Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
serviceEntryYear	1857 ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish–American War → commanderForUnitedStates → William T. Sampson ⓘ

Sampson → hasNotableBearer → William T. Sampson ⓘ

Palmyra, New York, United States → birthplaceOf → William T. Sampson ⓘ

Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War → commandedBy → William T. Sampson ⓘ

Battle of Santiago de Cuba → commander → William T. Sampson ⓘ

Battle of Santiago de Cuba → USCommander → William T. Sampson ⓘ

Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island → hasNotableBurial → William T. Sampson ⓘ

North Atlantic Squadron → notableCommander → William T. Sampson ⓘ

Thomas → isMiddleNameOf → William T. Sampson ⓘ

Landing at Daiquirí → commander → William T. Sampson ⓘ

this entity surface form: Admiral William T. Sampson

Bombardment of San Juan → commander → William T. Sampson ⓘ

Capture of Ponce → commander → William T. Sampson ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rear Admiral William T. Sampson