George Farragut

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Farragut and the second or maternal family name is Mesquida.
George Farragut
Portrait of George Farragut attributed to William Swain, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
Native name
Jorge Farragut Mesquida
BornSeptember 29 or 30, 1755
Ciutadella, Menorca, Kingdom of Great Britain (now Spain)
DiedJune 4, 1817(1817-06-04) (aged 61)
Pascagoula, Mississippi
AllegianceContinental Army
South Carolina Navy
ConflictsSiege of Charleston (captured)
Battle of Cowpens
ChildrenFive, including David Farragut

Jorge Farragut Mesquida, anglicized as George Farragut (born September 29 or September 30, 1755 – June 4, 1817), was a Spanish American naval officer, born in Ciutadella de Menorca, then under British occupation. He fought during the American Revolutionary War and 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 Spanish name when he joined the South Carolina Navy.

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