Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli Military person

Don Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli, (August 12, 1756 - March 9, 1806), was a Spanish Admiral during the American Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. He died of wounds sustained during the Battle of Trafalgar. Spanish explorer Jacinto Caamaño named the Gravina Island in Alaska in his honor.

Personal facts

Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli
Birth dateAugust 12, 1756
Birth place
Sicily , Palermo
Date of deathMarch 09, 1806
Place of death
Spain , Cádiz

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Military person

allegianceSpanish Empire
military operations
American Revolutionary War
Battle of Trafalgar
Napoleonic Wars
Siege of Toulon
French Revolutionary Wars
Great Siege of Gibraltar
service start1768
service end1806

Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli on Wikipedia

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  1. http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_crewman&id=16320