Commodore David Porter

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Commodore David Porter was a prominent early 19th-century United States Navy officer known for his daring command during the War of 1812, particularly in the Pacific campaign of the USS Essex.

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Commodore David Porter canonical 1
David Porter (naval officer) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy officer
naval commander
person
allegiance United States of America
surface form: United States
awardReceived Thanks of the United States Congress
burialPlace Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
causeOfDeath illness
commanded USS Essex
conflict War of 1812
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1780-02-01
dateOfDeath 1843-03-03
employer United States government
surface form: Government of the United States
ethnicGroup American of English descent
familyName Porter
fatherOf David Dixon Porter
William D. Porter
genreOfActivity diplomacy
naval warfare
givenName David
hasPartIn early development of professional United States Navy officer corps
influenced careers of later U.S. naval officers including his son David Dixon Porter
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch United States Navy
militaryRank Commodore
notableAchievement extended commerce-raiding cruise in the Pacific Ocean during War of 1812
notableEvent capture of British whaling fleet in the Pacific during War of 1812
engagement off Valparaiso between USS Essex and HMS Phoebe and HMS Cherub
notableFor daring and aggressive naval tactics
leadership in long-distance naval operations in the Pacific
notableWork Memoir of Commodore David Porter (subject of biographical works)
Pacific campaign of USS Essex during the War of 1812
occupation diplomat
naval officer
participatedIn First Barbary War
Quasi-War
surface form: Quasi-War with France
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts
placeOfDeath Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
positionHeld United States Minister to the Ottoman Empire
relative David Dixon Porter
David Porter Jr.
William D. Porter
residence Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Washington, D.C.
serviceEntry entered U.S. Navy as midshipman in the 1790s
sexOrGender male

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Porter County, Indiana namedAfter Commodore David Porter
Porter hasNotableBearer Commodore David Porter
this entity surface form: David Porter (naval officer)