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Wesley Merritt (16 de junio de 1836 1 – 3 de diciembre de 1910) fue un militar estadounidense que, como general del Ejército de la Unión, participó en la Guerra Civil Estadounidense y también en la Guerra Hispano-Estadounidense en Filipinas. Fue nombrado por el gobierno estadounidense gobernador militar de Filipinas tras la toma de Manila .
Wesley Merritt (June 16, 1836 – December 3, 1910) was an American major general who served in the cavalry of the United States Army during the American Civil War, American Indian Wars, and Spanish–American War. Following the latter war, he became the first American Military Governor of the Philippines.
Wesley Merritt. Title Major General. War & Affiliation Civil War / Union. Date of Birth - Death June 16, 1834 - December 3, 1910. Wesley Merritt, Union cavalry officer and first military governor of the Philippines, was born June 16, 1834 in New York City.
Wesley Merritt (16 de junio de 1836 – 3 de diciembre de 1910) fue un militar estadounidense que, como general del Ejército de la Unión, participó en la Guerra Civil Estadounidense y también en la Guerra Hispano-Estadounidense en Filipinas. Fue nombrado por el gobierno estadounidense gobernador militar de Filipinas tras la toma de Manila.
General Wesley Merritt (seated center) poses with his staff before the camera of Mathew Brady in this 1864 photograph. A highly competent cavalry officer, Merritt commanded the 1st Cavalry Division of Sheridan’s Army of the Shenandoah. His commendable performance the year before at the Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia, in June 1863, in part ...
General Wesley Merritt ’s Brigade of cavalry was pressing the extreme Confederate right flank consisting of men from the 1st South Carolina Cavalry and later by a growing number of Georgia regiments from Gen. George "Tige" Anderson’s Brigade, supported by a few cannons.
Wesley Merritt. United States Army officer. Learn about this topic in these articles: role in the Battle of Manila Bay. In Battle of Manila Bay: The return of Aguinaldo and the capture of Manila. Wesley Merritt, who was given command of the ground operation, initially requested a force of about 14,000 men but later increased this to 20,000.
