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.

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	North Atlantic Squadron → U.S. naval forces in the Caribbean during the Spanish–American War →
conflict	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	blockade of Santiago de Cuba → strategic leadership against the Spanish fleet in 1898 →
middleName	Thomas →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
militaryRank	Rear Admiral →
militaryUnit	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., United States →
positionHeld	Rear Admiral, United States Navy →
residence	New York, United States → Washington, D.C., United States →
serviceEntryYear	1857 →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Palmyra, New York, United States →	birthplaceOf
Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War →	commandedBy
Spanish–American War →	commanderForUnitedStates
Sampson →	hasNotableBearer