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The heroic Captain Dewey
英雄艦長杜威在美國軍艦彭薩科拉號(U.S.S. Pensacola) 艦橋上

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海軍准將喬治‧杜威 (George Dewey) 出生
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你的心目中有沒有你認為的英雄?在1900年代,許多美國人把美西戰爭期間擔任指揮官的喬治‧杜威視為他們心目中的英雄。生於18371226日的這位勇敢的船長,當他與西班牙艦隊在太平洋上作戰時,讓美國人民無不對他感到敬佩。杜威在1858425日領軍離開菲律賓,當天美國對西班牙宣戰,杜威於是開始準備作戰。就在1898年月1日清晨六點之前,喬治‧杜威准將下令開火,於是爆發了「馬尼拉灣之戰」 (Battle of Manila Bay) ,而他在下令開火時說的那句話,也成為經典名言:「格立德雷,準備好就可以開火了。」


Do you have a hero? Many Americans around 1900 called the naval commander of the Spanish-American War, Commodore George Dewey, a hero. Born on December 26, 1837, the brave sea captain inspired great admiration when he went to battle with the Spanish fleet in the Pacific. Departing for the Philippines on April 25, 1898, the day the U.S. declared war on Spain, he was well prepared for the fight. Just before 6 a.m., on the morning of May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewey commenced the Battle of Manila Bay, uttering the famous command: "You may fire when ready, Gridley."

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