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George Dewey

noun

A United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War. Synonyms: Admiral Dewey, Dewey.

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... were plenty of good men in the navy; and one of them was Commodore George Dewey. Roosevelt had kept his eye on him for some time as an officer who "could be relied upon to prepare in advance, and to act promptly, fearlessly, and on his own responsibility when the emergency arose." When he began to foresee the probability of war, Roosevelt ...

— Theodore Roosevelt and His Times - A Chronicle of the Progressive Movement; Volume 47 in The - Chronicles Of America Series • Harold Howland

... transmit a copy of a letter from the Secretary of the Navy to Admiral George Dewey, dated May 14, 1900, and a copy of the Admiral's reply, ...

— Messages and Papers of William McKinley V.2. • William McKinley

... Hardy, "do you remember when Adelina Patti paid a visit to the KEARSARGE at Marseilles in '65—George Dewey was our second officer—and you were bowing and backing away from her, and you backed into an open hatch, and she said 'my French isn't up to it' what was ...

— My Buried Treasure • Richard Harding Davis

Words linked to "George Dewey" : Dewey, Admiral Dewey, naval officer