James Newman-Newman Military person

Captain James Newman-Newman (1767–1811) of the British Royal Navy was an officer who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who served in numerous actions with distinction before his death in the wreck of his ship of the line HMS Hero, which was lost with two other battleships off the Northern European coast during a storm in December 1811. Over 2,000 sailors lost their lives.

Personal facts

James Newman-Newman
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1767
Date of deathDecember 25, 1811
Place of death
Texel , HMS Hero (1803)

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allegianceUnited Kingdom
military operations
Napoleonic Wars
Glorious First of June
French Revolutionary Wars
HMS Hero (1803)
Battle of Tory Island
French ship Pallas
military branch
Royal Navy

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