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George Parker (Royal Navy officer)

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57: 225: 280:, he was for a time employed in blockading the enemy's squadron in the Texel. After being sent, in January 1808, to the Baltic in command of three ships of the line, they were frozen up in the ice on reaching Gothenburg. Parker, however, arranged for a canal to be cut and thereby extricated his squadron and a large convoy of merchantmen bound for England. Later in the month, in company with 308:
in which (as part of the Walcheren expeditionary force) he was employed in the North Sea and the Mediterranean until the end of 1813. He then returned home and did not go to sea again.
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and cruising off the coast of Ireland and later in the West Indies, he succeeded in the capture of a number of enemy vessels, including
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He was promoted Rear-Admiral on 4 June 1814, Vice-Admiral on 19 July 1821 and full Admiral on 10 January 1837. His investment as a
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He died in 1847. He had married a daughter of Peter Butt. They had no children.
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After his return to England he was appointed to the 74-gun third-rater
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of 40 guns, and was rewarded in 1794 with the command of the sloop
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He was born the son of George Parker and the nephew of Admiral
156:(1767 – 24 December 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer. 381: 262:His next postings were, in 1804-05, to the 44-gun 403: 203:, took part in the taking of the French frigate 427:Royal Navy personnel of the Napoleonic Wars 373: 170:In 1786, he was posted to the 14-gun sloop 432:Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath 236:Transferred in 1796 to the 36-gun frigate 313:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 127:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 354: 334: 223: 404: 177:, before being transferred in 1788 to 287:they captured the 74-gun Danish ship 214:and in 1795 with that of the 24-gun 13: 315:(KCB) took place on 12 June 1833. 196:as First Lieutenant to the 36-gun 14: 443: 374:O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). 276:in the North Sea, where, in the 55: 384:A Naval Biographical Dictionary 348: 344:. 10 January 1837. p. 70. 328: 1: 364:. 14 June 1833. p. 1157. 321: 161:Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet 138:Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet 165:American War of Independence 7: 10: 448: 291:Prinds Christian Frederik 194:French Revolutionary Wars 132: 122: 102:French Revolutionary Wars 94: 84: 72: 50: 35: 27: 20: 296:Battle of Zealand Point 107:Battle of Zealand Point 377:"Parker, George"  233: 227: 422:Royal Navy admirals 412:18th-century births 257:Le Quatorze Juillet 361:The London Gazette 341:The London Gazette 234: 112:Walcheren Campaign 150:Sir George Parker 144: 143: 22:Sir George Parker 439: 398: 388: 379: 366: 365: 352: 346: 345: 332: 251:of 16 guns, the 74: 61: 59: 58: 46:24 December 1847 45: 43: 18: 17: 447: 446: 442: 441: 440: 438: 437: 436: 402: 401: 370: 369: 353: 349: 333: 329: 324: 269:and the 64-gun 255:of 14 guns and 240:Santa Margarita 230:Santa Margarita 118: 56: 54: 41: 39: 23: 12: 11: 5: 445: 435: 434: 429: 424: 419: 414: 400: 399: 368: 367: 347: 326: 325: 323: 320: 142: 141: 134: 130: 129: 124: 120: 119: 117: 116: 115: 114: 109: 98: 96: 92: 91: 86: 82: 81: 76: 70: 69: 67:British Empire 63:United Kingdom 52: 48: 47: 37: 33: 32: 29: 25: 24: 21: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 444: 433: 430: 428: 425: 423: 420: 418: 415: 413: 410: 409: 407: 396: 392: 387: 385: 378: 372: 371: 363: 362: 357: 351: 343: 342: 337: 331: 327: 319: 316: 314: 309: 307: 306: 299: 297: 293: 292: 286: 285: 279: 275: 274: 268: 267: 260: 258: 254: 253:San Francisco 250: 246: 242: 241: 231: 226: 222: 220: 219: 213: 212: 206: 202: 201: 195: 191: 187: 183: 182: 176: 175: 168: 166: 162: 157: 155: 151: 148: 139: 135: 131: 128: 125: 121: 113: 110: 108: 105: 104: 103: 100: 99: 97: 93: 90: 87: 83: 80: 77: 71: 68: 64: 53: 49: 38: 34: 30: 26: 19: 16: 393:– via 383: 359: 350: 339: 330: 317: 310: 304: 300: 290: 283: 277: 272: 265: 261: 259:of 14 guns. 256: 252: 249:La Victorine 248: 247:of 16 guns, 244: 239: 235: 229: 217: 210: 204: 199: 189: 186:Tippoo Sahib 180: 173: 169: 158: 149: 145: 95:Battles/wars 15: 417:1847 deaths 391:John Murray 356:"No. 19058" 336:"No. 19456" 406:Categories 395:Wikisource 322:References 205:La RĂ©union 190:La RĂ©solue 79:Royal Navy 51:Allegiance 42:1847-12-24 133:Relations 218:Squirrel 211:Albacore 200:Crescent 136:Admiral 73:Service/ 305:Aboukir 294:in the 278:Stately 273:Stately 245:L’Adour 232:(right) 181:Phoenix 147:Admiral 140:(uncle) 89:Admiral 386:  284:Nassau 123:Awards 75:branch 60:  289:HDMS 303:HMS 282:HMS 271:HMS 266:Argo 264:HMS 238:HMS 228:HMS 216:HMS 209:HMS 198:HMS 179:HMS 174:Wasp 172:HMS 85:Rank 36:Died 31:1747 28:Born 154:KCB 408:: 389:. 380:. 358:. 338:. 298:. 221:. 152:, 397:. 65:/ 44:) 40:(

Index

United Kingdom
British Empire
Royal Navy
Admiral
French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of Zealand Point
Walcheren Campaign
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet
Admiral
KCB
Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet
American War of Independence
HMS Wasp
HMS Phoenix
Tippoo Sahib
French Revolutionary Wars
HMS Crescent
HMS Albacore
HMS Squirrel

HMS Santa Margarita
HMS Argo
HMS Stately
HMS Nassau
HDMS Prinds Christian Frederik
Battle of Zealand Point
HMS Aboukir
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
"No. 19456"

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