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David Glasgow Farragut
Confederate uniform, National
Museum of American History
Union uniform,
National Museum
of American History
David Glasgow Farragut’s Spanish heritage
prepared him for military distinction. He was
the son of Captain Jorge Farragut, originally
from the Spanish island of Minorca, who performed
heroically in the American War of Independence and
the War of 1812. David Farragut was born near Knoxville,
Tennessee, on July 5, 1801. From an early age, he
pursued a naval career, receiving an appointment as a
midshipman in the U.S. Navy when he was just nine
years old. During the War of 1812, the eleven-year-old
Farragut saw his first combat aboard the USS Essex.
At age twelve, he was given command of a captured
British ship to bring into harbor at Santiago, Chile. His
military career after that was more routine–until the
outbreak of the Civil War.
Farragut then had to decide between joining the
Confederacy or remaining in the Union. Although
he had lived all of his life in the South, in Tennessee,
El legado
español de
David Glasgow
Farragut lo preparó para distinguirse
militarmente. El era hijo
del Capitán Jorge Farragut, quien era originalmente
de la isla española de Minorca, y luchó heroicamente
en la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos
y en la Guerra de 1812. David Farragut nació cerca de
Knoxville, Tennessee, el 5 de julio de 1801. Emprendió
una carrera naval desde temprana edad, siendo nombrado
guardiamarina en la Armada de los Estados Unidos
cuando solo tenía nueve años. Durante la Guerra de
1812, a los once años, Farragut vio su primera lucha a
bordo del USS Essex. A la edad de doce años, se le dio
el mando de una nave británica capturada para que la
llevara a puerto en Santiago de Chile. Su carrera militar
después de eso fue más rutinaria – hasta el inicio de la
Guerra Civil.
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