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Naval born active died
1708, Mar 26 1723-1783 1792
a French admiral. In 1777, France began assisting the American colonies in their fight for independence from Great Britain. D'Orvilliers was appointed Lieutenant-General of the Navy and prepared to engage the Royal Navy in the Atlantic. His greatest success came in July 1778 during the First Battle of Ushant, when his fleet managed to fend off an attack from a similarly-sized English fleet led by Admiral Augustus Keppel .
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Louis Guillouet 1708, Mar 26 1723
1783 1792
Conajee Angria 1669, Aug 1698 1729 1729, Jul 4 the first notable chief of the Maratha Navy in 18th century India. He fought against the British,... Vitus Bering 1681, Aug 1699 1741 1741, Dec 19 a Danish born explorer in Russian service, and an officer in the Russian Navy. He is known for hi... John Atkins 1685 1703 1742 1757 a British Royal naval surgeon. Atkins published two books, both of which have had more than one e... Edward Vernon 1684, Nov 12 1700 1746 1757, Oct 30 a British naval officer. He had a long and distinguished career, rising to the rank of admiral af... Edward Peyton unknown 1707 1746 1749, Apr 4 an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the War of the Austrian Succession and took part i... John Morgan [2] unknown 1748 1748 1749, Jul 14 Part of the Crew of His Majesty's Ship Chesterfield , second lieutenant of marines, shot at... George Clinton [1] 1686 ca 1720 1761 1761, Jul 10 a Royal Navy officer and politician. Benefiting from the patronage of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st D... James Cook 1728, Nov 7 1755 1779 1779, Feb 14 a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed ma... Augustus Keppel 1725, Apr 25 1735 1783 1786, Oct 2 an officer of the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War and the War of American Independence. Du... Thomas Truxtun 1755, Feb 17 1775 1783 1822, May 5 an American naval officer after the Revolutionary War, when he served as a privateer, who rose to... John Paul Jones 1747, Jul 6 1770 1789 1792, Jul 18 a Scottish American sailor and the United States' first well-known naval fighter in the American ... George Vancouver 1757, Jun 22 1772 1795 1798, May 10 an English officer of the Royal Navy, who explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacif... Ashley Bowen 1728, Jan 8 1741 1799 1813 the first American sailor to write an autobiography. Although Bowen's career as a sailor was not ... Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra 1744, May 22 1770 1799 1794, Mar 26 a Spanish naval officer born in Lima, Peru. Assigned to the Pacific coast Spanish Naval Departmen... Nicolas Baudin 1754, Feb 17 1769 1803 1803, Sep 16 a French explorer, cartographer, naturalist and hydrographer. At the age of 15 he joined the merc... Horatio Nelson 1758, Sep 29 1771 1805 1805, Oct 21 a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. He was noted for his inspirational leadership, superb g... Stephen Decatur Sr. 1751, Jun 1770 1809 1808, Nov 11 an American naval captain in the Revolutionary War and later in the Quasi-War. He was the father ... Francisco de Eliza 1759 1773 1809 1825, Feb 19 a Spanish naval officer, navigator, and explorer. He is remembered mainly for his work in the Pac... Louis Antoine de Bougainville 1729, Nov 12 1753 1811 1811, Aug 31 a French admiral and explorer. A contemporary of the British explorer James Cook, he took part in... Albemarle Bertie 1755, Jan 20 1760 1812 1824, Feb 24 a long-serving and at the time controversial officer of the British Royal Navy who saw extensive ... William Bligh 1754, Sep 9 1761 1814 1817, Dec 7 an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. He is best remembered for the ... Sir John Duckworth 1748, Feb 9 1759 1817 1817, Aug 31 an officer of the Royal Navy, serving during the Seven Years' War, the American War of Independen... Jose de Bustamante y Guerra 1759, Apr 1 1770 1817 1825, Mar 10 a Spanish naval officer, explorer, and politician. With Alessandro Malaspina, they proposed to t... Joshua Barney unknown 1759 1818 unknown an American Navy officer who served in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War. He late... Alexander Murray 1755, Jul 12 1773 1821 1821, Oct 6 an officer who served in the Continental Navy, the Continental Army, and later the United States ... Manuel Quimper 1757 1770 1829 1844, Apr a Spanish Peruvian explorer, cartographer, naval officer, and colonial official. He participated ... Jose Maria Narvaez 1768 1780 1831 1840, Aug 4 a Spanish naval officer, explorer, and navigator notable for his work in the Gulf Islands and Low... Cayetano Valdes y Flores 1767 1782 1833 1835 a commander of the Spanish Navy, explorer, and captain general who served in the French Revolutio...
