Born: August 20, 1795, Princeton, New Jersey [Died] October 7, 1866. Princeton, New Jersey. American military officer and admiral. Grandson of R. Stockton, who signed the Declaration of Independence. Commissioned as a naval officer in 1811, he fought in the Mediterranean during the 1812 War. In 1821, at the request of the American Colonization Society, he went to Africa and purchased the land that is today the Republic of Liberia. In 1844, when he test-fired the first cannon he had designed, the cannon exploded, killing the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Navy. In 1845, he went to Texas to annex the Republic of Texas, and then became commander of the Pacific Fleet. When the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) began, he occupied the California region, centered on Los Angeles, laying the foundation for the acquisition of California by the United States. Stockton |
[生]1795.8.20. ニュージャージー,プリンストン [没]1866.10.7. ニュージャージー,プリンストン アメリカの軍人,提督。独立宣言に署名した R.ストックトンの孫。 1811年に海軍士官に任官し,アメリカ=イギリス戦争 (1812) では地中海で戦った。 21年にアメリカ植民協会の依頼でアフリカに行き,今日のリベリア共和国となった土地を購入した。 44年に,彼が初めて設計した大砲の試射のとき,砲が爆発し,国務長官と海軍長官が死亡。 45年にテキサス共和国を合併するためにテキサスに行ったのち,太平洋艦隊司令官となり,アメリカ=メキシコ戦争 (46~48) が始ると,ロサンゼルスを中心とするカリフォルニア地方を占領し,アメリカのカリフォルニア州獲得の基礎をつくった。 ストックトン
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