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Cadwalader Ringgold (1802–1867) was an officer in the United States Navy who served in the United States Exploring Expedition, later headed an expedition to the Northwest and, after initially retiring, returned to service during the Civil War. ==Life and early career== Cadwalader Ringgold was born August 20, 1802 in Washington County, Maryland, at "Fountain Rock", the family estate. His mother was Maria Cadwalader (1776–1811), daughter of John Cadwalader (1742–1786), who was a general during the American Revolutionary War. Some sources spell his first name with two "l"s. His father was Samuel Ringgold, a Maryland politician who later served in the U.S. House of Representatives. He had an older brother, Samuel Ringgold, an army officer called "the father of modern artillery" and who died in the Battle of Palo Alto. Cadwalader was the sixth of 11 children, the youngest child of his mother, who then died. His father remarried and went on to have five more children by his second wife. Cadwalader Ringgold entered the U.S. Navy in 1819 and commanded the schooner in action against West Indies pirates during the late 1820s. He became a lieutenant on May 17, 1828〔(Naval Historical Center Web site ) (operated by the U.S. Navy) "Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and marine Corps, 1775-1900/ US Navy Officers: 1798-1900—"R", accessed October 19, 2006〕 and that year served on in the Pacific Ocean. He went on to serve on the in the Mediterranean. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cadwalader Ringgold」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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