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What role did george Dewey play in the first victory in the spanish American war?
Dewey commanded a U.S. fleet that destroyed the Spanish fleet in the Philippines.
What is a description of the battle between Spain and the US near the Philippines in World War 2?
The only time Spain and the US have fought anywhere was during the Spanish-American War of 1898, not during WWII, which was more than forty years later. In 1898 the Philippines had been a Spanish colony for more than 300 years. During the Spanish-American War the US Pacific squadron under Admiral Dewey fought the Spanish Fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay. The Spanish Fleet was completely destroyed, there were no Americans killed or wounded, and the Philippines were no longer a Spanish colony, but an American colony. The Philippines became an independent nation in 1947.
You may fire when ready?
"You may fire when you are ready Gridley."Commodore George Dewey, 1 May 1898, at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. The American squadron entered Manila Bay and took fire from the Spanish fleet, anchored under the guns of Cavite, for half an hour until in the position Dewey wanted. Then Dewey addressed his order to Charles Gridley, captain of Dewey's flagship Olympia.[Dewey, George. Autobiography of George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913) 214.]http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia02.htm
Spanish forces in the Philippines were overcome by?
The Filipino Rebel army and the U.S. fleet.
How many Fleet Admirals has the Navy had and who were they?
Well, honey, the U.S. Navy has had a total of 9 Fleet Admirals. Those big shots were William D. Leahy, Ernest King, Chester W. Nimitz, and William F. Halsey, just to name a few. So, there you have it, darling, a handful of Navy's finest Fleet Admirals strutting their stuff.
Who went to Philippines and destroy Spanish fleet?
George Dewey was the US admiral that destroyed the Spanish fleet.
Who was Admiral Dewey and war in the Philippines?
George Dewey commanded the Asiatic Squadron which sank the Spanish Fleet at Manila Bay.
Where was the war in which Commodore Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet?
Admiral Detyew defreted the Spanish fleet a the beginning of the Spanish-American War. That war was fought in 1898 in many places around the world, most notably in the Philippines and in Cuba. Dewey ddefreated and destroyed the Spanish fleet in the Battle of Manilla Bay, in the Philippines.
What sea did Admiral George Dewey the destroy the spanish fleet?
Dewey engaged and destroyed the Spanish Fleet in Manila Bay in the Philippines; the westward side of Luzon island where it is located adjoins the South China Sea.
Who led US Navy to victory in the Philippines?
Commodore George Dewey was in charge of the American Fleet in the Philippines. They soundly defeated the Spanish Fleet. Under his direction the ground battles were continued leading the the US victory.
In the Spanish American War how was US able to gain control of the Philippines?
Admiral George Dewey's Asiatic Fleet entered Manila Bay and destroyed the Spanish Fleet which isolated it from outside support.
Who was the Commodore that destroyed the Spanish fleet in the Spanish American War?
Admiral George Dewey.
Where did commodore Dewey destroy the spanish fleet?
Philippines
Why was the first battle of the Spanish-American war fought at Manila Bay in the Philippines?
Because it was a Spanish Colony and Manila Bay was the home port of the Philippine Squadron of the Spanish Navy. Admiral Dewey sought out the fleet, located them in port, and destroyed the fleet.
Who led the Spanish fleet against the Spanish Armada of 1588?
It Was Actually Admiral George Dewey
Did Commodore George Dewey lead the attack on the Spanish fleet in Cuba?
No, Admiral Sampson commanded in the Caribbean and Admiral Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay.
What role did george Dewey play in the first victory in the spanish American war?
Dewey commanded a U.S. fleet that destroyed the Spanish fleet in the Philippines.
