Commodore David Porter

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Commodore David Porter was a prominent early 19th-century United States Navy officer known for his daring command during the War of 1812, particularly in the Pacific campaign of the USS Essex.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy officer ⓘ
naval commander ⓘ
person ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
awardReceived Thanks of the United States Congress ⓘ
burialPlace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
commanded USS Essex ⓘ
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1780-02-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1843-03-03 ⓘ
employer Government of the United States ⓘ
ethnicGroup American of English descent ⓘ
familyName Porter ⓘ
fatherOf David Dixon Porter ⓘ
William D. Porter ⓘ
genreOfActivity diplomacy ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ
givenName David ⓘ
hasPartIn early development of professional United States Navy officer corps ⓘ
influenced careers of later U.S. naval officers including his son David Dixon Porter ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Commodore ⓘ
notableAchievement extended commerce-raiding cruise in the Pacific Ocean during War of 1812 ⓘ
notableEvent capture of British whaling fleet in the Pacific during War of 1812 ⓘ
engagement off Valparaiso between USS Essex and HMS Phoebe and HMS Cherub ⓘ
notableFor daring and aggressive naval tactics ⓘ
leadership in long-distance naval operations in the Pacific ⓘ
notableWork Memoir of Commodore David Porter (subject of biographical works) ⓘ
Pacific campaign of USS Essex during the War of 1812 ⓘ
occupation diplomat ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
participatedIn First Barbary War ⓘ
Quasi-War with France ⓘ
linked to: Quasi-War
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
placeOfDeath Constantinople, Ottoman Empire ⓘ
positionHeld United States Minister to the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
relative David Dixon Porter ⓘ
David Porter Jr. ⓘ
William D. Porter ⓘ
residence Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia

Washington, D.C. ⓘ
serviceEntry entered U.S. Navy as midshipman in the 1790s ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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Porter County, Indiana → namedAfter → Commodore David Porter ⓘ
Porter → hasNotableBearer → David Porter (naval officer) ⓘ
linked to: Commodore David Porter
Pacific campaign of USS Essex during the War of 1812 → commandingOfficer → Captain David Porter ⓘ
linked to: Commodore David Porter
Memoir of Commodore David Porter → hasBiographicalSubject → Commodore David Porter ⓘ