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David Glascoe Farragut ( Knoxville, 5 luglio 1801 – Portsmouth, 14 agosto 1870) è stato un ammiraglio statunitense, primo ammiraglio e comandante in capo della marina militare statunitense . Indice. 1 Biografia e carriera. 1.1 Famiglia di origine e infanzia. 2 Voci correlate. 3 Altri progetti. 4 Collegamenti esterni. Biografia e carriera.
David Glasgow Farragut ( / ˈfærəɡət /; also spelled Glascoe; [1] [2] [3] [4] July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy.
David Farragut (born July 5, 1801, near Knoxville, Tenn., U.S.—died Aug. 14, 1870, Portsmouth, N.H.) was a U.S. admiral who achieved fame for his outstanding Union naval victories during the American Civil War (1861–65). Farragut was befriended as a youth in New Orleans by Captain (later Commodore) David Porter (of the U.S. Navy), who ...
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My Library. Civil War | Biography. David G. Farragut. Library of Congress. Title Vice Admiral. War & Affiliation Civil War / Union. Date of Birth - Death July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870. David Glasgow Farragut’s father, Jorge, was a Spanish merchant captain who had served in the American Revolution and the War of 1812.
25 mar 2011 · David Farragut (1801-70) was an accomplished U.S. naval officer, who received great acclaim for his service to the Union during the American Civil War (1861-65). Farragut commanded the Union...
10 set 2018 · David Glasgow Farragut was born at Campbell's Station, near Knoxville, Tennessee, on 5 July 1801, and died at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on 14 August 1870, after fifty-nine years of naval service. Farragut was appointed midshipman on 17 December 1810 and saw his first sea service off the coast of the United States in the frigate Essex in 1811. In March 1814, he was ordered to Independence, to ...
D avid G. Farragut is the most famous figure to emerge from the fierce Civil War struggle for control of the seas. A life-long sailor, he was nearing his sixtieth birthday when the war began. But despite his age and his Southern background, Farragut became the best commander in the Union Navy.
