Esek Hopkins

E28004

military leader naval officer person

Esek Hopkins was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military leader → naval officer → person →
allegiance	United States (Continental Congress) →
appointedBy	Continental Congress →
burialPlace	North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island →
causeOfEndOfCommand	dismissal by Continental Congress →
commanded	Continental Navy fleet in early Revolutionary War →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
countryOfCitizenship	Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1718-04-26 →
dateOfDeath	1802-02-26 →
endTime	1778 →
era	18th century →
ethnicGroup	English-American →
familyName	Hopkins →
givenName	Esek →
hasHonor	namesake of USS Hopkins (DD-6) → namesake of other U.S. Navy ships →
hasRelativeRole	Stephen Hopkins was his brother →
historicalSignificance	helped establish early traditions of the United States Navy →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	Rhode Island General Assembly →
militaryBranch	Continental Navy →
militaryRank	Commander-in-Chief →
militaryStatus	veteran of the American Revolutionary War →
notableEvent	first official fleet action of the Continental Navy →
notableFact	led the first American amphibious assault of the Revolutionary War at Nassau →
notableFor	being the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy →
notableWork	Bahamas expedition against Nassau in 1776 →
occupation	privateer → sea captain →
participatedIn	Battle of Nassau →
placeOfBirth	Scituate, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations →
placeOfDeath	Providence, Rhode Island →
politicalActivity	served in Rhode Island legislature after naval career →
positionHeld	Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy →
regionOfActivity	Atlantic Ocean → Caribbean Sea → Rhode Island →
relative	Stephen Hopkins →
residence	Providence, Rhode Island →
sexOrGender	male →
startTime	1775-12-22 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
USS Alfred →	commandedBy
Battle of Nassau →	commander
Continental Navy →	hasCommander
Continental Navy →	notablePerson