George Dewey

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United States Navy officer admiral human

George Dewey was a U.S. Navy admiral best known for leading the decisive American naval victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.

Aliases (1)

Admiral George Dewey ×2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy officer → admiral → human →
allegiance	United States of America →
appointedBy	William McKinley →
awardReceived	Congressional Gold Medal → Thanks of Congress →
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
commanded	Asiatic Squadron →
commemoratedBy	Dewey Monument → Dewey Square → USS Dewey →
conflict	American Civil War → Philippine–American War → Spanish–American War →
countryOfBirth	United States of America →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1837-12-26 →
dateOfDeath	1917-01-16 →
educatedAt	United States Naval Academy →
familyName	Dewey →
givenName	George →
hasPartInName	Admiral George Dewey →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
militaryRank	Admiral of the Navy → admiral →
nickname	Hero of Manila Bay →
notableWork	Battle of Manila Bay →
occupation	military leader → naval officer →
participatedIn	Battle of Manila Bay → Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations) → Battle of Port Hudson →
placeOfBirth	Montpelier, Vermont →
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C. →
positionHeld	Commander of the Asiatic Squadron → President of the General Board of the United States Navy →
promotedToRank	Admiral of the Navy in 1903 →
religion	Episcopal Church →
residence	Montpelier, Vermont → Washington, D.C. →
serviceEnd	1917 →
serviceStart	1854 →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Mildred McLean Hazen → Susan Boardman Goodwin →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dewey Monument → Dewey Square → USS Dewey →	namedAfter
Asiatic Squadron → Manila Bay →	commandedBy
Asiatic Squadron → Commander of the Asiatic Squadron →	notableCommander
Hero of Manila Bay →	appliesTo
Battle of Manila Bay →	commander
Spanish–American War →	commanderForUnitedStates
Admiral of the Navy →	createdFor
Dewey Monument →	dedicatedTo
Admiral of the Navy →	firstHolder
Dewey →	hasNotableBearer
George Dewey ("Admiral George Dewey") →	hasPartInName
Admiral of the Navy →	holder
Dewey Square ("Admiral George Dewey") →	honors
Admiral of the Navy →	onlyHolder
Hero of Manila Bay →	refersTo