Frederick Funston

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United States Army general human

Frederick Funston was a U.S. Army general best known for his daring capture of Filipino leader Emilio Aguinaldo during the Philippine–American War.

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instanceOf United States Army general ⓘ
human ⓘ
almaMater University of Kansas ⓘ
awardReceived Medal of Honor ⓘ
battle Battle of Calumpit ⓘ
Battle of El Caney ⓘ
Battle of Quingua ⓘ
birthDate 1865-11-09 ⓘ
birthPlace New Carlisle, Ohio, United States ⓘ
burialCountry United States of America ⓘ
captured Emilio Aguinaldo ⓘ
captureDateOfEmilioAguinaldo 1901-03-23 ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
conflict Cuban War of Independence ⓘ
Philippine–American War ⓘ
Spanish–American War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1917-02-19 ⓘ
deathPlace San Antonio ⓘ
surface form: San Antonio, Texas, United States
education attended but did not graduate from the University of Kansas ⓘ
familyName Funston ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Frederick ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
laterResidence Kansas ⓘ
medalOfHonorActionConflict Philippine–American War ⓘ
medalOfHonorActionLocation Near Calumpit, Luzon, Philippine Islands ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank Major general ⓘ
name Frederick Funston self-link ⓘ
nickname Fearless Fred ⓘ
notableFor capture of Emilio Aguinaldo ⓘ
numberOfChildren 3 ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
parent Edward H. Funston ⓘ
placeOfBurial San Francisco National Cemetery ⓘ
politicalAffiliation Republican Party ⓘ
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
positionHeld Commander of the Department of California ⓘ
Commander of the Southern Department, U.S. Army ⓘ
promotedToBrigadierGeneralOfVolunteers 1899 ⓘ
promotedToBrigadierGeneralRegularArmy 1901 ⓘ
promotedToMajorGeneral 1902 ⓘ
roleInSanFranciscoEarthquake directed military relief efforts after 1906 San Francisco earthquake ⓘ
servedIn Kansas National Guard ⓘ
spouse Eda Blankart Funston ⓘ
stateOfOrigin Ohio ⓘ

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Philippine–American War → commander → Frederick Funston ⓘ
Frederick Funston → name → Frederick Funston self-link ⓘ