British Navy Rear Admiral. He was an officer in Britain's Royal Navy, principally known for his capacity in his role as flag captain of rear admiral Horatio Nelson's ship "HMS Vanguard" during the Battle of the Nile (1798), and was knighted the same year. He had a long and distinguished career, also commanding "HMS Agamemnon" at The Battle of Trafalgar (1805). He was the only officer in the Royal Navy at the time, to have had three medals and commanded a line-of-battleship in The Battle of the Nile, Trafalgar and San Domingo. On the January 2, 1815, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. On July 19, 1815, he became a Rear Admiral.
British Navy Rear Admiral. He was an officer in Britain's Royal Navy, principally known for his capacity in his role as flag captain of rear admiral Horatio Nelson's ship "HMS Vanguard" during the Battle of the Nile (1798), and was knighted the same year. He had a long and distinguished career, also commanding "HMS Agamemnon" at The Battle of Trafalgar (1805). He was the only officer in the Royal Navy at the time, to have had three medals and commanded a line-of-battleship in The Battle of the Nile, Trafalgar and San Domingo. On the January 2, 1815, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. On July 19, 1815, he became a Rear Admiral.
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