biography
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Schley, Winfield Scott
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| male
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| lived:
| (1839–1909)
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| biography:
| US naval officer, born in Frederick Co, Maryland, USA. He commanded the ‘Flying Squadron’ at the start of the Spanish-American War. In the absence of his commanding officer, William Thomas Sampson, he defeated the Spanish fleet (1898) and his actions led to a lasting controversy with Sampson. A board of inquiry later reported against Schley's actions in the battle (1901). |
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