Philo McGiffin
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Philo Norton McGiffin (December 12/13, 1860 ā February 11, 1897) was an American soldier of fortune[1] serving in Chinese service as a naval advisor during the First Sino-Japanese War. Although primarily skilled as an instructor and administrator, he proved a talented tactician during the September 17, 1894 Battle of the Yalu River[2] as well as the first American to command a modern battleship in wartime.