Robley Dunglison Evans | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Fighting Bob" Evans |
| Born | 18 August 1846 Floyd County, Virginia |
| Died | 3 January 1912 (aged 65) Washington, D.C. |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service | United States Navy Union Navy |
| Years of service | 1864 – circa 1908 |
| Rank | &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:USN_Rear_Admiral_rank_insignia.jpg){kind=icon} Rear admiral |
| Unit | commanded the United States Navy's "Great White Fleet" on its world-wide cruise of 1907–1908 |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War Second Battle of Fort Fisher Spanish–American War Battle of Santiago de Cuba |
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Robley Dunglison Evans (18 August 1846 – 3 January 1912), born in Floyd County, Virginia, was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, who served from the American Civil War to the Spanish–American War. In 1907–1908, he commanded the Great White Fleet on its worldwide cruise from the Atlantic Ocean through the Straits of Magellan to the Pacific Ocean.