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David Glasgow Farragut (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.
[1]
[2]
He is remembered in popular culture for his order at the
Battle of Mobile Bay
, usually paraphrased: "
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead
!" by U.S. Navy tradition.
[1]
[3]
Biography</SPAN>
Farragut was born in 1801 to Elizabeth Shine (b. 1765 – d. 1808), of North Carolina Scots-Irish descent, and her husband
George Farragut
, a native of
Minorca
, Spain, at Lowe's Ferry on the
Holston River
. It was a few miles southeast of Campbell's Station, near
Knoxville, Tennessee
.
[4]
His father operated the ferry and also served as a
cavalry
officer in the Tennessee
militia
.
[2]
Born Jordi Farragut, son of Antoni Farragut and Joana Mesquida, his father became a Spanish merchant captain from Minorca. He had joined the
American Revolutionary
cause after arriving in America in 1766, when he changed his first name to George.
[4]
The Farraguts moved west to Tennessee after George finished serving in the American Revolution.
David's birth name was
James
. After his mother's death, he agreed to living with and being adopted in 1808 by
David Porter
, a naval officer whose father had been friends with his father. In 1812 James adopted the name David in honor of his adoptive father, with whom he went to sea late in 1810. David Farragut grew up in a naval family, as the adoptive brother of future Civil War admiral
David Dixon Porter
and
commodore
William D. Porter
.
War of 1812</SPAN>
Through the influence of his adoptive father, at the age of nine, Farragut was commissioned a midshipman in the United States Navy on December 17, 1810. A
prize master
by the age of 12, Farragut fought in the
War of 1812
, serving under Captain
David Porter
. Farragut participated in
capture
of
HMS
Alert
on August 13 of 1812 and then helped to establish America's first naval base and
colony
in the Pacific, named
Madisonville
during the ill-fated
Nuku Hiva Campaign
. At the same time the Americans battled the hostile tribes on the islands with the help of their
Te I'i
allies.
Farragut was 12 years old when, during the War of 1812, he was given the assignment to bring a ship captured by the USS
Essex
, safely to port.
[5]
He was wounded and captured while serving on the
Essex
during the
engagement
at
Valparaiso Bay
,
Chile
against the British on March 28, 1814.
West Indies anti-piracy operations</SPAN>
Farragut was promoted to
lieutenant
in 1822 during the
operations
against
West Indies
pirates
, became a
commander
in 1844, and a captain in 1855.
Marriage and family</SPAN>
After appointment and an initial cruise as acting Lieutenant commanding
USS
Ferret
, Farragut married Susan Caroline Marchant. After years of ill-health, Susan Farragut died on December 27, 1840. Farragut was noted for his kindly treatment of his wife during her illness.
[6]
After the death of his first wife, Farragut married Virginia Loyall, on December 26, 1843, with whom he had one surviving son, named Loyall Farragut, born October 12, 1844.
والده :
Jordi Farragut, also known as Jorge Farragut and George Farragut (born September 29 or September 30, 1755,
– June 4, 1817
), was a United States Navy officer during the
American Revolutionary War
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