Admiral George Dewey. Dewey became immensely popular for his victory in Manila Bay and could have easily ridden the wave of publicity to be elected president in 1900, had he wished.
The greatest Japanese Naval Commander is Admiral Togo, whose Battleship Fleet defeated the Russian Battleship Fleet at the, "Battle of Tsushima", on 27 May 1905. Admiral Togo, is the ONLY naval commander in history, to have won a DECISIVE modern BATTLESHIP FLEET action. Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky, commander of the Russian Battle fleet at Tsushima, is the only other naval commander in HISTORY, to have fought a DECISIVE (steel battleships) BATTLESHIP FLEET ACTION! Note* The Battle of Jutland (WWI, 1916) was NOT decisive. Individual battleship engagements during WWII are NOT "fleet" engagements.
The buck stopped with Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, whose WWII titles included the dual command of Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces.
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Bertink is the commander of the Second Company, he sets a heroic example for his men, whose respect he earns. He is just in his punishments and courageous in his actions. An example of this is when he attacks and destroys a flamethrower
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[[wiki/Thomas MacDonough|Thomas MacDonough]]
Captain Scott was a British Naval Commander whose job it was to lead explorations into the southern polar world.
The larger than life statue in Trafalgar Square in London is Admiral Horatio Nelson. He was a British naval hero who led the victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.
The greatest Japanese Naval Commander is Admiral Togo, whose Battleship Fleet defeated the Russian Battleship Fleet at the, "Battle of Tsushima", on 27 May 1905. Admiral Togo, is the ONLY naval commander in history, to have won a DECISIVE modern BATTLESHIP FLEET action. Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky, commander of the Russian Battle fleet at Tsushima, is the only other naval commander in HISTORY, to have fought a DECISIVE (steel battleships) BATTLESHIP FLEET ACTION! Note* The Battle of Jutland (WWI, 1916) was NOT decisive. Individual battleship engagements during WWII are NOT "fleet" engagements.
De Castries, a descendant of Louis XVI's naval commander, was born in Bayonne in the Basque region of southwestern France to an old noble family whose men had served in the military for several generations.
Ah, I've found it. It is called "pyrrhic victory."
As of my last update in October 2023, the commander of La Boussole, a French Navy ship, is typically a naval officer whose name may change over time due to rotations and assignments. For the most current information, I recommend checking the official French Navy website or recent news sources.
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The buck stopped with Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, whose WWII titles included the dual command of Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces.
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Ronald S. Mallone has written: 'Whose victory?'