Admiral David Farragut

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United States Navy admiral human military officer

Admiral David Farragut was a renowned U.S. Navy officer during the American Civil War, best known for his decisive victory at the Battle of Mobile Bay and his famous command, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy admiral → human → military officer →
allegiance	Union →
awardReceived	Thanks of Congress →
burialPlace	Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York City →
conflict	American Civil War → Mexican–American War → War of 1812 →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1801-07-05 →
dateOfDeath	1870-08-14 →
education	United States Navy midshipman training →
ethnicGroup	Spanish American →
familyName	Farragut →
father	George Farragut →
fullName	David Glasgow Farragut →
givenName	David →
memorial	Admiral David Farragut Monument, New York City → Statue of David Farragut in Washington, D.C. →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
militaryRank	Admiral → Rear Admiral → Vice Admiral →
namedAfter	Farragut, Iowa → Farragut, Tennessee →
namesakeOf	USS Farragut (multiple U.S. Navy ships) →
notableAchievement	First full admiral in the United States Navy → First rear admiral in the United States Navy → First vice admiral in the United States Navy →
notableAction	Commanded Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron → Led fleet past Confederate forts into Mobile Bay in 1864 →
notableBattle	Battle of Mobile Bay → Battle of New Orleans (American Civil War) →
notableQuote	Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead! →
notableWork	Battle of Mobile Bay →
occupation	naval officer →
placeOfBirth	Campbell’s Station, Tennessee →
placeOfDeath	Portsmouth, New Hampshire →
positionHeld	Admiral in the United States Navy → Rear Admiral in the United States Navy → Vice Admiral in the United States Navy →
residence	New York City →
serviceEnd	1870 →
serviceStart	War of 1812 era →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Virginia Loyall Farragut →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations) ("David G. Farragut") →	commander
David Farragut ("Farragut") →	familyName
David Farragut ("George Farragut") →	father
David Farragut ("David Glasgow Farragut") →	fullName
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City →	hasBurial
Farragut Career Academy High School ("David Farragut") →	namedAfter
David Farragut ("Virginia Loyall Farragut") →	spouse