Sidney Smith
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Sidney Smith was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his daring defense of Acre against Napoleon during the French campaign in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military personnel
→
Royal Navy officer → human → |
| ally |
Ottoman Empire
→
local Levantine defenders at Acre → |
| awardReceived |
Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit
→
Order of Saint Januarius → Order of Saint Louis → Order of the Bath → Order of the Sword → Order of the Tower and Sword → |
| conflict |
French Revolutionary Wars
→
Napoleonic Wars → |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain → |
| employer | Royal Navy → |
| ethnicGroup | English → |
| familyName | Smith → |
| givenName | Sidney → |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy → |
| militaryRank | admiral → |
| militaryService |
service against Napoleonic France
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service against Revolutionary France → |
| nativeLanguage | English → |
| notableAchievement | prevented Napoleon from advancing further into the Levant at Acre → |
| notableBattle |
Battle of the Nile
→
surface form: "Battle of the Nile (indirect involvement through operations in the region)"
Siege of Akko (1799) →
surface form: "Siege of Acre (1799)"
operations off the coast of Syria → |
| notableEvent | French campaign in the Eastern Mediterranean → |
| notableWork | defense of Acre → |
| occupation | naval officer → |
| opponent | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED → |
| partOf |
Mediterranean Fleet
→
surface form: "British Mediterranean fleet"
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| positionHeld | Royal Navy admiral → |
| sexOrGender | male → |
| sphereOfInfluence | Eastern Mediterranean → |
| strategicRole | naval defense of Ottoman-held Acre → |
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