Charles Whiting Wooster
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Charles Whiting Wooster | |
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Born | c.1780 New Haven, Connecticut |
Died | 1840 (aged 59–60) |
Allegiance | United States Chile |
Service/ | United States Navy Chilean Navy |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Battles/wars | War of 1812 Chilean War of Independence |
Charles William Whiting Wooster, was a Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy.[1] He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1780, the grandson of General David Wooster. Wooster went to sea at an early age. During the War of 1812, he served on board the U.S. privateer Saratoga. Having earned substantial prize money and gained significant influence, he was named captain of the Port of New York after the war. With the death of his young wife, he chose to join the fight for independence in Chile.[2]
References
- ^ Wooster, David; Osborn, Elbert (1885). Genealogy of the Woosters in America: descended from Edward Wooster of Connecticut; also an appendix containing a sketch relating to the author, and a memoir of Rev. Hezekia Calvin Wooster, and public letters of General David Wooster. M. Weiss, printer. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ^ "Wooster, Charles Whiting (1780–1848) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
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