Henry Prescott Military person

Admiral Sir Henry Prescott GCB (4 May 1783 – 18 November 1874) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and was later the Governor of the Newfoundland Colony.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 04, 1783
Birth place
London , Kew
Date of deathNovember 18, 1874
Place of death
London , Bayswater
Resting place
London , Kensal Green Cemetery

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Military person

allegiance
United Kingdom
Great Britain
award
Order of the Bath
military operations
Napoleonic Wars
French Revolutionary Wars
French campaign in Egypt and Syria
Battle of Cape Ortegal
military branch
Royal Navy
military command*
service start1796
service end1860

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