Almirante Guillermo Brown

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Almirante Guillermo Brown was an Irish-born Argentine naval officer regarded as the father of the Argentine Navy and a key figure in the country’s independence-era naval battles.

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Almirante Guillermo Brown canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military commander
naval officer
person
allegiance Argentina NERFINISHED
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED
birthName William Brown NERFINISHED
burialPlace La Recoleta Cemetery NERFINISHED
commanded Argentine naval forces on the Río de la Plata
Argentine squadron in the Battle of Juncal
Argentine squadron in the Battle of Los Pozos
Argentine squadron in the Battle of Quilmes
commemoratedBy Argentine Navy Day (Día de la Armada Argentina) NERFINISHED
Argentine Navy MEKO 360H2 frigate ARA Almirante Brown NERFINISHED
Argentine Navy cruiser ARA Almirante Brown NERFINISHED
Argentine Navy destroyer ARA Almirante Brown NERFINISHED
multiple streets and avenues named Almirante Brown in Argentina
countryOfCitizenship Argentina
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
countryOfDeath Argentina NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1777-06-22
dateOfDeath 1857-03-03
ethnicOrigin Irish
familyName Brown NERFINISHED
givenName Guillermo NERFINISHED
hasMonument Monument to Admiral Brown in Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
hasPlaceNamedAfter Almirante Brown Department, Chaco Province NERFINISHED
Almirante Brown Department, Misiones Province NERFINISHED
Almirante Brown Partido, Buenos Aires Province NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Almirante
languageSpoken English
Spanish
militaryBranch Argentine Navy NERFINISHED
militaryRank Admiral
notableFor being regarded as the father of the Argentine Navy
command in Cisplatine War naval battles
command in the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata
leadership in Argentine War of Independence naval campaigns
occupation naval officer
privateer
participatedIn Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED
Argentine War of Independence NERFINISHED
Cisplatine War NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth County Mayo NERFINISHED
Foxford NERFINISHED
Ireland NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Buenos Aires NERFINISHED

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Avenida Almirante Brown namedAfter Almirante Guillermo Brown
Almirante Brown Nunatak namedAfter Almirante Guillermo Brown