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George Dewey
United States naval commander
George Dewey
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History & Society
- Born:
- December 26, 1837, Montpelier, Vermont, U.S.
- Died:
- January 16, 1917, Washington, D.C. (aged 79)
- Role In:
- Battle of Manila Bay
George Dewey (born December 26, 1837, Montpelier, Vermont, U.S.—died January 16, 1917, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. naval commander who defeated the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War (1898). A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1858, Dewey was commissioned a lieutenant three years later. In the U.S. Civil War (1861–65), he served with Union naval forces in the battles of New Orleans (1862) and Port Hudson and Donaldsonville, Louisiana (1863). In 1864–65 he served in the North Atlantic blockading squadron. After receiving periodic promotions, Dewey was assigned (1897), at ...(100 of 331 words)