George Dewey

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Admiral
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:Battle_of_Cavite
gptkbp:awardedBy Fleet Admiral (posthumously)
gptkbp:awards Naval_War_College_Honorary_Degree
gptkbp:birthDate December 26, 1837
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Montpelier,_Vermont,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Dewey_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Asiatic_Squadron
USS Olympia
gptkbp:contributedTo U.S._naval_history
gptkbp:deathDate January 16, 1917
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:foughtIn Spanish-American War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Dewey
gptkbp:influenced Naval education reforms
Naval_strategy_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Alfred_Thayer_Mahan
gptkb:Stephen_Decatur
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Philippine-American_War
Treaty of Paris (1898)
gptkbp:knownFor Naval tactics and strategy
Leading_the_U.S._Navy_during_the_Spanish-American_War
gptkbp:legacy Dewey's_victory_is_celebrated_in_U.S._naval_history.
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Hero_of_Manila
gptkbp:notableEvent Victory at the Battle of Manila Bay
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_A._Dahlgren
gptkbp:president Received a Congressional Gold Medal
gptkbp:rank Admiral
gptkbp:relatedTo U.S._military_history
gptkbp:servedIn Chief of Naval Operations
Spanish-American War
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:significantEvent Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mina_Dewey
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_T._Sampson