Hero of Manila Bay

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nickname

Hero of Manila Bay is the celebrated nickname of U.S. Admiral George Dewey, earned for his decisive naval victory over the Spanish fleet in the 1898 Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
appliesTo George Dewey ⓘ
associatedBattle Battle of Manila Bay ⓘ
associatedCity Manila ⓘ
associatedConflict Spanish–American War ⓘ
associatedCountry Philippines ⓘ
associatedDate 1898 ⓘ
associatedPlace Manila Bay ⓘ
category American honorific titles ⓘ
military nicknames ⓘ
countryOfContext United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasFamilyNameOfReferent Dewey ⓘ
hasGenderOfReferent male ⓘ
hasGivenNameOfReferent George ⓘ
hasNationalityOfReferent American ⓘ
hasOccupationOfReferent naval officer ⓘ
hasRankOfReferent Admiral ⓘ
hasTitleOfReferent Admiral of the Navy ⓘ
honorificFor military heroism ⓘ
naval leadership ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor Battle of Manila Bay ⓘ
Spanish–American War ⓘ
reasonForNickname decisive victory over Spanish fleet at Manila Bay ⓘ
refersTo George Dewey ⓘ
relatedEvent sinking of Spanish Pacific Squadron ⓘ
relatedOrganizationOfReferent United States Navy ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin late 19th century ⓘ
usedBy American press ⓘ
U.S. public ⓘ

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George Dewey → nickname → Hero of Manila Bay ⓘ