Charles Wilkes
Also known as Wilkes
naval officer and explorer from the United States (1798-1877)
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- Born
- 1798
- Died
- 1877
- Works
- 31
Top works
- Narrative of the United States exploring expedition
- Conspectus Crustaceorum, quae in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes e classe reipublicae foederatae duce
- Synopsis of the cruise of the U.S. Exploring Expedition, during the years 1838, '39, '40, '41, & '42
- The following defence of Lieut. Charles Wilkes
- Antarctica
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Charles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer, ship's captain, and explorer. He led the first United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842). During the American Civil War (1861-1865), he commanded USS San Jacinto during the Trent Affair incident in which he stopped a British Royal Mail ship and forcibly removed two Confederate diplomats, almost leading to war between the United States and United Kingdom.
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1798 births1877 deaths19th-century American explorers19th-century American geographersAmerican explorers of AntarcticaAmerican explorers of the PacificAmerican oceanographersBurials at Arlington National CemeteryBurials at Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)Circumnavigators of the globeColumbia College, Columbia University alumniExplorers of the Pacific Northwest