Matthew C. Perry
Little Belt Affair
War of 1812
- USS President vs HMS Belvidere
- Battle of Lake Erie
Second Barbary War
Suppression of the Slave Trade
- Battle of Little Bereby
Opening of Japan
Mexican-American War
- Battle of Frontiera
- First Battle of Tabasco
- Tampico Expedition
- Siege of Veracruz
- First Battle of Tuxpan
- Second Battle of Tuxpan
- Third Battle of Tuxpan
- Second Battle of Tabasco
Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was a Commodore of the U.S. Navy and commanded a number of ships. He served in several wars, most notably in the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812. He played a leading role in the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. Perry was very concerned with the education of naval officers and helped develop an apprentice system that helped establish the curriculum at the United States Naval Academy. With the advent of the steam engine, he became a leading advocate of modernizing the U.S. Navy and came to be considered The Father of the Steam Navy.
Read more about Matthew C. Perry: Early Life and Naval Career, The Perry Expedition: Opening of Japan, 1852-1854, A Diplomatic Note, Perry's Flag and Legacy, Memorials, Fictional Depictions
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“They be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.”
—Bible: New Testament Matthew 15:14.
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