Edward Preble

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Edward Preble was a prominent early United States naval officer best known for his aggressive and influential leadership in the Mediterranean during the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy officer
person
burialPlace Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine
causeOfDeath illness
conflict American Revolutionary War
First Barbary War
Quasi-War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1761-08-15
dateOfDeath 1807-08-25
education informal naval training and sea service from youth
era Age of Sail
early 19th century
ethnicGroup English American
familyName Preble
givenName Edward
hasPartInMottoOrNickname “Preble’s Boys” (group of officers he mentored)
heritage New England colonial family
honouredIn USS Preble
surface form: USS Preble (various U.S. Navy ships)
influenced Charles Stewart
Isaac Hull
Stephen Decatur
William Bainbridge
knownFor aggressive naval tactics against Tripoli
influential leadership of early U.S. Navy officers
languageSpoken English
memberOf Continental Navy
United States Navy
militaryAward Thanks of Congress
surface form: Congressional thanks (vote of thanks by U.S. Congress)
militaryBranch United States Navy
militaryRank commodore
notableEvent command during the burning of the captured frigate USS Philadelphia
First Barbary War
surface form: siege and bombardment of Tripoli in 1804
notableWork command of U.S. naval forces in the Mediterranean
leadership in the First Barbary War
occupation naval officer
parent Jedidiah Preble
placeOfBirth Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: Falmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Portland, Maine
surface form: present-day Portland, Maine
placeOfDeath Portland, Maine
surface form: Portland, Massachusetts (now Maine)
positionHeld commander of the U.S. Mediterranean Squadron
residence Portland, Maine
sexOrGender male
shipCommanded USS Adams
USS Constitution
USS Essex

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First Barbary War USNavalCommander Edward Preble
Preble County, Ohio namedAfter Edward Preble
USS Preble namedAfter Edward Preble