Henry Codrington Military person
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry John Codrington KCB (17 October 1808 – 4 August 1877) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer, he saw action supporting the blockade of Algiers by Greek revolutionaries during the Greek War of Independence and was later present at the Battle of Navarino during the same war. He later undertook a survey of enemy positions prior to the bombardment of Acre during the Egyptian–Ottoman War.As a captain, Codrington provided refuge on board ship for Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his family who were fleeing from revolutionary forces and then commanded the HMS Royal George in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War. He went on to be Admiral superintendent of Malta Dockyard and then Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.
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| Birth date | October 17, 1808 |
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| Date of death | August 04, 1877 |
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| allegiance | United Kingdom |
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| military command | Plymouth Command HMS Thetis HMS Queen HMS St Vincent HMS Orestes HMS Royal George HMS Talbot Malta Dockyard |
| service start | 1823 |
| service end | 1872 |