I just read "Patriot or Martinet? by Bart Talbert in which he discusses Admiral Charles Wilkes.

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I just finished the above article and was wondering what forum members thought about Admiral Charles Wilkes? As Talbert puts it "Opinions of Admiral Wilkes range from misunderstood parrot deserving reappraised to greedy and self-serving opportunist." So was he a patriot or a martinet?
 
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