Commodore Robert F. Stockton

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Commodore Robert F. Stockton was a 19th-century U.S. naval officer and political figure best known for his leadership in the conquest of California during the Mexican–American War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
politician ⓘ
appointedToOfficeBy New Jersey Legislature ⓘ
burialPlace Princeton Cemetery ⓘ
commanded Pacific Squadron of the United States Navy ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Squadron
conflict Mexican–American War ⓘ
Second Barbary War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1795-08-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1866-10-07 ⓘ
educatedAt College of New Jersey ⓘ
Princeton University ⓘ
endTimeOfPositionHeld 1853 ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Stockton ⓘ
father Richard Stockton ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
honorificPrefix Commodore ⓘ
knownFor advocacy of steam-powered warships in the U.S. Navy ⓘ
leadership in the U.S. conquest of California ⓘ
role in the design and promotion of USS Princeton ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Commodore ⓘ
notableAchievement played a leading role in the U.S. conquest of Alta California ⓘ
notableWork leadership in the conquest of California during the Mexican–American War ⓘ
occupation military commander ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
participatedIn California campaign of 1846–1847 ⓘ
capture of Los Angeles ⓘ
capture of San Diego ⓘ
placeOfBirth Princeton, New Jersey ⓘ
placeOfDeath Princeton, New Jersey ⓘ
positionHeld United States Senator from New Jersey ⓘ
relative Richard Stockton (signer of the Declaration of Independence) ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian
representedInSenate New Jersey ⓘ
residence Princeton, New Jersey ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
shipCommanded USS Princeton ⓘ
startTimeOfPositionHeld 1851 ⓘ
workLocation California ⓘ
New Jersey ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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Battle of La Mesa → campaignCommanderUS → Commodore Robert F. Stockton ⓘ
Robert F. Stockton → militaryTitle → Commodore Stockton ⓘ
linked to: Commodore Robert F. Stockton
Robert F. Stockton → namedAfter → Robert Field Stockton (various ships and places) ⓘ
linked to: Commodore Robert F. Stockton