William T. Sampson

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William T. Sampson was a United States Navy admiral best known for leading American naval forces during the Spanish–American War, particularly in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.

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Generate an image of William T. Sampson (William T. Sampson was a United States Navy admiral best known for leading American naval forces during the Spanish–American War, particularly in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
awardReceived Thanks of Congress ⓘ
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath stroke ⓘ
commanded North Atlantic Squadron ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Fleet

U.S. naval forces in the Caribbean during the Spanish–American War ⓘ
conflict Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Santiago

Spanish–American War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1840-02-09 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1902-05-06 ⓘ
educatedAt United States Naval Academy ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
familyName Sampson ⓘ
fieldOfWork naval strategy ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasHonorificTitle Admiral ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn development of U.S. naval doctrine after the Spanish–American War ⓘ
hasName William Thomas Sampson ⓘ
knownFor blockade of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Santiago

strategic leadership against the Spanish fleet in 1898 ⓘ
middleName Thomas ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Rear Admiral ⓘ
militaryUnit United States Navy North Atlantic Squadron ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Fleet
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableEvent controversy over credit for victory at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
notableWork command of U.S. naval forces in the Spanish–American War ⓘ
leadership in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
participantIn American Civil War ⓘ
Spanish–American War ⓘ
partOf officer corps of the United States Navy ⓘ
placeOfBirth Palmyra, New York, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Rear Admiral, United States Navy ⓘ
residence New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York

Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.
serviceEntryYear 1857 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sampson → hasNotableBearer → William T. Sampson ⓘ
Battle of Santiago de Cuba → commander → William T. Sampson ⓘ
Battle of Santiago de Cuba → USCommander → William T. Sampson ⓘ
North Atlantic Squadron → notableCommander → William T. Sampson ⓘ
Thomas → isMiddleNameOf → William T. Sampson ⓘ
Landing at Daiquirí → commander → Admiral William T. Sampson ⓘ
linked to: William T. Sampson
Bombardment of San Juan → commander → William T. Sampson ⓘ
Capture of Ponce → commander → Rear Admiral William T. Sampson ⓘ
linked to: William T. Sampson
USS Sampson (DD-394) → namedAfter → William T. Sampson ⓘ
USS Sampson (DDG-102) → namesake → Rear Admiral William T. Sampson ⓘ
linked to: William T. Sampson