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NationalityBritish
Date of Death1796TRN3
ShipDate fromDate toEventSource
Lieutenant, 1761/04/07W032
Commander, 1772/10/28W032
Hazard 1772/10/281773/06/25As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Captain, 1773/06/25W032
Unicorn 1776/041779/08As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
 1778/09/27 Capture of the RaleighBWAS-1714
 1779/05/13 Action in Cancale BayBWAS-1714
Brilliant 1779/071780As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Nymphe 1780/111783/06As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
 1781/09/05 Battle of the ChesapeakeBWAS-1714
 1782/04/12 Battle of the SaintesBWAS-1714
Polyphemus 1782/121783/06As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Carnatic 17891792As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Europa 1792/091794/05As Flag OfficerBWAS-1714
Appointed Commander-in-Chief at Jamaica, 1793HJ-DB
 1793/09/19 Commanded the British Squadron at the Capture of Jeremie
 1794/01/041794/06/04Operations against San DomingoHJ-DB
Rear-Admiral of the Blue, 1794/04/12W032
Europa 1794/04/121795/11As Flag OfficerBWAS-1714
Rear-Admiral of the White, 1794/06/04W032
Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 1795/06/01W032
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
TRN3 The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IIIWilliam Laid ClowesDigital Book
W032 Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal NavyDavid Bonner SmithWeb Site
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
HJ-DB Historic JamaicaFrank CundallBook
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