# David Porter

> David Porter was an American naval officer and diplomat. Porter commanded a number of U.S. naval ships. He saw service in the First Barbary War, the War of 1812 and in the West Indies. During the War of 1812, Porter captained USS Essex, and originated the American motto of "Free trade and sailors' rights". When Porter raided Spanish territory without orders in 1822, he was court-martialed and resigned his commission. Afterwards, Porter joined and became commander-in-chief of the Mexican Navy.

*Officer in the United States Navy (1780-1843)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1780-02-01
- **Died:** 1843-03-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.1 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 9.0 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [David Porter (amiral)](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Porter_(amiral))
- [ديفيد بورتر (ضابط بحري)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B1_(%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B7_%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A))
- [دايفيد بوتر (راقص من امريكا)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B1_(%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B5_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7))
- [David Porter (Marineoffizier)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Porter_(Marineoffizier))
- [David Porter (naval officer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Porter_(naval_officer))
- [David Porter](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Porter)
- [David Porter (officier naval)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Porter_(officier_naval))
- [David Porter (oficial naval)](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Porter_(oficial_naval))
- [David Porter](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Porter)
- [David Porter (sjömilitär)](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Porter_(sj%C3%B6milit%C3%A4r))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558188)

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