Edward Vernon (Royal Navy officer, born 1723)
Sir Edward Vernon | |
|---|---|
._by_Francis_Hayman.jpg) Captain Edward Vernon (Francis Hayman) | |
| Born | 30 October 1723 |
| Died | 16 June 1794 |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Baltimore HMS Mermaid HMS Lyme HMS St Albans HMS Revenge HMS Kent HMS Yarmouth HMS Bellona HMS Barfleur HMS Ramillies Nore Command East Indies Station |
| Battles/wars | |
Admiral Sir Edward Vernon (30 October 1723 – 16 June 1794) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.
Born the fourth son of
jury rigging masts in order to make her ready to sail. They neglected to observe a Spanish counter-attack and were captured.[2]
Vernon was returned to British service as part of a prisoner exchange, and in 1747 was appointed as commander of the
vice-admiral in 1787 and admiral in 1794.[1] A monument to Vernon was placed in All Saints Church, at Binfield in Berkshire.[4]
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28238. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Mackay 1965, p.32
- ^ India Office Select Materials
- ^ Samuel Lysons (1813). Magna Britannia: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire. T. Cadell and W. Davies. p. 241.
Bibliography
- Mackay, Ruddock F. (1965). Admiral Hawke. Oxford, United Kingdom: Clarendon Press. OCLC 463252609.
External links
Media related to Edward Vernon (Royal Navy officer, 1723-1794) at Wikimedia Commons
