George Dewey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Dewey

United States Navy admiral

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1837

Place of Birth: Montpelier, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 16-Jan-1917

Profession: writer, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About George Dewey

  • George Dewey (December 26, 1837 – January 16, 1917) was Admiral of the Navy, the only person in United States history to have attained the rank.
  • He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War, with the loss of only a single crewman on the American side. Dewey was born in Montpelier, Vermont.
  • At age 15, Dewey's father enrolled him at Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont.
  • Two years later Norwich expelled him for drunkenness and herding sheep into the barracks.
  • Summarily, he entered the United States Naval Academy in 1854.
  • He graduated from the academy in 1858 and was assigned as the executive lieutenant of the USS Mississippi at the beginning of the Civil War.
  • He participated in the capture of New Orleans and the Siege of Port Hudson, helping the Union take control of the Mississippi River.
  • By the end of the war, Dewey reached the rank of lieutenant commander. After the Civil War, Dewey undertook a variety of assignments, serving on multiple ships and as an instructor at the Naval Academy.
  • He also served on the United States Lighthouse Board and the Board of Inspection and Survey.
  • He was promoted to Commodore in 1896 and assigned to the Asiatic Squadron the following year.
  • After that appointment, he began preparations for a potential war with Spain, which broke out in April 1898.
  • Immediately after the beginning of the war, Dewey led an attack on Manila Bay, sinking the entire Spanish Pacific fleet while suffering only minor casualties.
  • After the battle, his fleet assisted in the capture of Manila.
  • Dewey's victory at Manila Bay was widely lauded in the United States, and he was promoted to Admiral of the Navy in 1903. Dewey explored a run for the 1900 Democratic presidential nomination, but he withdrew from the race and endorsed President William McKinley.
  • He served on the General Board of the United States Navy, an important policy-making body, from 1900 until his death in 1917.

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