James Nicoll Morris Military person

Vice-Admiral Sir James Nicoll Morris KCB (1763 – 15 April 1830) was a Royal Navy officer with a history of distinguished service during the American War of Independence, French Revolutionary War and Napoleonic Wars, especially at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805, where the majority of his ship's crew were killed or injured, including Morris himself who was wounded in the knee. Throughout all his service, Morris was respected for his "strict sense of honour" and "simplicity and singleness of heart for which he was remarkable".

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1763
Date of deathApril 15, 1830
Place of death
England , Northamptonshire , Cosgrove Priory

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Military person

military operations
Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Grenada
Battle of St. Lucia
military branch
Royal Navy
military command
HMS Colossus
HMS Lively;
HMS Plato;

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James Nicoll Morris on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.nelson-society.org.uk/html/james_nicoll_morris.htm
  2. http://www.nmm.ac.uk/searchbin/searchs.pl?flashy=et1740z&flash=true