George Dewey
(Admiral Dewey)
1837–1917George Dewey, a distinguished American admiral, was born at Montpelier, Vermont, in 1837. He graduated at the Naval Academy in 1858; served with much credit on the Mississippi and at Fort Fisher in the Civil War, and in 1898, as commodore, attacked the Spanish fleet in the Bay of Manila with extraordinary daring and success, destroying the entire fleet with little damage and no loss of life on the American side. For this signal victory he was promoted rear-admiral, and Congress soon after revived in his favor the exalted rank of admiral. After serving on the Philippine Commission he returned to the United States in the autumn of 1899. He died in 1917.
Adapted from The Dictionary of Biography by Charles Morris
Key events during the life of George Dewey:
| Birth of George Dewey. | |
| Graduated from Naval Academy. | |
| Won the Battle of Manila for the U.S. | |
| Served on the Philippine Commission. | |
| Returned to U.S. | |
| Death of George Dewey. |
Other Resources
| Dewey at Manila Bay in | America First—100 Stories from Our History by Lawton B. Evans |
| Dewey at Manila Bay in | Boys' Book of Sea Fights by Chelsea Curtis Fraser |
| The Battle of Manila in | Story of the Great Republic by H. A. Guerber |
| The Sea-fight at Manila in | The Story of Mexico by Charles Morris |
| Manila and Santiago in | Historical Tales: Spanish by Charles Morris |
| George Dewey in | Builders of Our Country: Book II by Gertrude van Duyn Southworth |
| Freedom for Cuba in | Growth of the British Empire by M. B. Synge |
Image Links | ||
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George Dewey in Back Matter |
Admiral Dewey at Manila Bay in Back Matter |
 Rear-admiral George Dewey in The Story of Mexico |
 The Annihilation of the Spanish Fleet in the Harbor of Manila in Historical Tales: Spanish |
 Admiral George Dewey in True Stories of Our Presidents |
 Dewey on the Bridge of the Olympia in Builders of Our Country: Book II |