page_title: George Farragut
hierarchical_section_title: George Farragut
caption_attribution_description: Català: Retrat de Jordi Ferragut Mesquida (Ciutadella, Menorca, 28 o 29 de setembre de 1755 - Point Plaguet, Pascagoula, Mississipí, 4 de juny de 1817) fou un militar
context_page_description: Jordi Farragut Mesquida, known in The United States as George Farragut, was a Spanish-born American naval officer during the American Revolutionary War. He also fought with the Continental Army in battles in the South. After commanding a Spanish trading ship in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, he had joined the South Carolina Navy as a lieutenant when the war broke out. He anglicized his Catalan name to George Farragut when he joined the South Carolina Navy.
context_section_description: Jordi Farragut Mesquida, known in The United  States as George Farragut (born September 29 or September 30, 1755 – June 4, 1817), was a Spanish-born American naval officer during the American Revolutionary War. He also fought with the Continental Army in battles in the South. After commanding a Spanish trading ship in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, he had joined the South Carolina Navy as a lieutenant when the war broke out. He anglicized his Catalan name (Jordi) to George Farragut when he joined the South Carolina Navy.
caption: Portrait of Jordi Farragut attributed to William Swain, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
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