Henry H. Bell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henry H. Bell

United States Navy admiral

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1808

Place of Birth: Orange County, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 11-Jan-1868

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Henry H. Bell

  • Henry Haywood Bell (13 April 1808 – 11 January 1868) was an admiral in the United States Navy.
  • In the American Civil War, he took part in the liberation of New Orleans and the lower Mississippi.
  • Later he was sent to the Far East to command the East India Squadron.
  • In summer 1867, he led a punitive expedition to avenge the Rover incident, where American sailors had been killed by Taiwanese aborigines.
  • In January of the next year, while trying to force the Japanese to accept trade concessions, he drowned when his boat overturned in bad weather.

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