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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Naval officer
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gptkbp:advocatesFor
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Naval expansion
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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Spanish-American War
U.S._Navy's_rise_as_a_global_power
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gptkbp:awardedBy
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gptkb:Admiral_of_the_Navy
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gptkbp:awards
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Congressional Gold Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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December 26, 1837
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:George_Dewey_Jr.
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Asiatic_Squadron
USS Olympia
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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gptkb:U.S._victory_in_the_Spanish-American_War
U.S._victory_in_the_Philippines.
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gptkbp:deathDate
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January 16, 1917
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gptkbp:depictedIn
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Films and literature
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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You_may_fire_when_you_are_ready,_Gridley.
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gptkbp:foughtIn
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gptkb:Civil_War
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:George_Dewey
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gptkbp:historicalRole
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Key_figure_in_the_Spanish-American_War
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First naval officer to defeat a European power in the Pacific
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Captain Dewey
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gptkbp:influenced
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Naval education reforms
Naval_strategy_in_the_Pacific
U.S._foreign_policy_in_Asia
Public_perception_of_the_Navy
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Admiral_Alfred_Thayer_Mahan
gptkb:Stephen_Decatur
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Naval officers of the 20th century
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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gptkb:Philippine-American_War
Naval modernization efforts
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Naval tactics
Leadership_during_the_Spanish-American_War
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gptkbp:legacy
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Symbol_of_American_naval_power
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:Navy
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gptkbp:nickname
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The_Hero_of_Manila
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gptkbp:notable_alumni
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Innovative naval strategies
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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Battle of Manila Bay
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gptkbp:participatedIn
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cavite
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Montpelier,_Vermont
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Admiral_William_T._Sampson
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gptkbp:rank
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Admiral
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gptkbp:receives
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Honorary degrees from universities
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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gptkb:U.S._Congress
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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U.S._expansionism
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:Admiral_David_Farragut
Chief of Naval Operations
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1858–1898
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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gptkb:Destruction_of_the_Spanish_Pacific_Fleet
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mina_Dewey
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Admiral_George_Dewey
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