Commodore Edward Preble

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Commodore Edward Preble was a distinguished early U.S. Navy officer best known for his leadership during the First Barbary War and for helping establish American naval prestige in the early 19th century.

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Commodore Edward Preble canonical 2

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instanceOf United States Navy officer ⓘ
naval commander ⓘ
person ⓘ
burialPlace Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine ⓘ
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
commanded Mediterranean Squadron of the U.S. Navy ⓘ
USS Constitution ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
First Barbary War ⓘ
Quasi-War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1761-08-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1807-08-25 ⓘ
era early 19th century United States Navy ⓘ
ethnicGroup English-American ⓘ
familyName Preble ⓘ
givenName Edward ⓘ
hasTitle Commodore Edward Preble ⓘ
honoredBy naming of multiple U.S. Navy ships USS Preble ⓘ
influenced Charles Stewart ⓘ
Isaac Hull ⓘ
James Lawrence ⓘ
Stephen Decatur ⓘ
William Bainbridge ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf “Preble’s Boys” tradition of U.S. naval officers ⓘ
militaryAward Congressional thanks ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Commodore ⓘ
notableAchievement negotiated favorable terms with Tripoli during the First Barbary War ⓘ
strengthened discipline and professionalism in the early U.S. Navy ⓘ
notableFor helping establish early American naval prestige ⓘ
leadership in the First Barbary War ⓘ
notableWork Preble’s Mediterranean campaign against Tripoli ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
participatedIn siege and bombardment operations against Tripoli ⓘ
placeOfBirth Falmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
present-day Portland, Maine, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Portland, Maine, United States ⓘ
linked to: Portland, Maine
residence Portland, Maine, United States ⓘ
linked to: Portland, Maine
serviceEntry Continental Navy ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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USS Preble → nameOrigin → Commodore Edward Preble ⓘ
Edward Preble → hasTitle → Commodore Edward Preble ⓘ
subject linked to: Commodore Edward Preble