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Henry Haywood Bell | |
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Born | Orange County, North Carolina, U.S. | April 13, 1808
Died | January 11, 1868 Osaka Bay, Japan | (aged 59)
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1823–1868 |
Rank | Rear admiral |
Commands | Boxer USS San Jacinto East India Squadron |
Battles / wars | American Civil War Formosa Expedition |
Henry Haywood Bell (13 April 1808 – 11 January 1868) was an American 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.