George Mackenzie (d.1780)

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George Mackenzie

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service2.5.1740CSORN
WifeAnnref:1002
SonThomas Mackenzie (1753-1813)ref:676
Last Known Service19.3.1779CSORN
Date of Death1780ref:1002

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
2.5.1740 Lieutenant ADM 6/15/309CSORN
20.7.1745 Commander ADM 6/16/516ADM 6/16
20.7.174521.8.1745Amazon (22), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/516BWAS-1714
22.8.174524.1.1746/47Tavistock (10), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/531BWAS-1714
20.9.174625.9.1746Lorient Operations 
1.10.1746 Action of 1746-10-01 
24.1.1746/47 Captain ADM 6/17/193CSORN
24.1.1746/473.5.1748Inverness (22), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/193BWAS-1714
5.3.175217.5.1756Fowey (24), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/27BWAS-1714
21.2.175731.1.1758Sunderland (60), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/359BWAS-1714
8.175710.1757Louisbourg Expedition 
16.5.175816.4.1761Renown (30), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/513BWAS-1714
5.6.175812.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo 
16.1.175919.1.1759Attack on Martinique 
20.1.17591.5.1759Capture of Guadeloupe 
16.4.176110.8.1763Defiance (60), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/547
Issued by Charles Holmes (1711-1761)
Commission confirmed 1.11.1763		BWAS-1714
6.6.176213.8.1762Operations against Havana 
1.12.17631.12.1766Cornwall (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/552BWAS-1714
18.5.17681.8.1770Arrogant (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/201BWAS-1714
1.8.1770 Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Jamaica ADM 6/20/285ADM 6/20
1.8.17706.3.1772Dunkirk (60), as Flag Officer, Commodore ADM 6/20/285BWAS-1714
11.1.177412.1.1774Ardent (64), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/4BWAS-1714
12.1.1774 Appointed Commander-in-Chief — River Medway and The Nore ADM 6/21/5ADM 6/21
12.1.177411.3.1775Ardent (64), Commodore and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/5ADM 6/21
11.3.17756.5.1775Ramillies (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/79BWAS-1714
8.8.1775 Appointed Commander-in-Chief — River Medway and The Nore ADM 6/21/110ADM 6/21
8.8.177529.4.1777Ramillies (74), Commodore and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/110ADM 6/21
28.4.1777 Rear-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/21/281CSORN
23.1.1778 Rear-Admiral of the White ADM 6/21/356CSORN
29.1.1778 Rear-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/21/360CSORN
19.3.1779 Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/21/524CSORN
29.7.1780 His widow was awarded a pension of £200 pa.ref:1002

Sources


IDDescriptionAuthorType
CSORNCommissioned Sea Officers of the Royal NavyDavid Bonner Smith / Syrett & DiNardoWeb Site
ref:1002Parliamentary Papers: 1780-1849, Volume 17 Document
ref:676More than Nelson Web Site
ADM 6/16ADM 6/16 Commission and Warrent Book 1742 Jan 4 - 1745 Sept 18 Archive
BWAS-1714British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
ADM 6/20ADM 6/20 Commission and Warrant Book 1764-1773 Archive
ADM 6/21ADM 6/21 Commission and Warrant Book 1774 Jan.-1779 June  Archive
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