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to be used to reduce the national debt, in acknowledgement of: "the national establishment of the Royal Navy, in which I have acquired the principal part of the fortune I now have, which has exceeded my merit and pretensions."
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Rainier left an estate valued at £250,000, largely prize money gained during his naval career. He was not married, and although the bulk of his estate was divided between his nephews, John and
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refugee who had fled France following the revocation of the
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498:In early 1793, Rainier commissioned the 74-gun
417:in 1764, at which point the ship was paid off.
382:on 3 August, and in another engagement off the
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435:. The commander in chief there, Vice-Admiral
262:(24 November 1741 – 7 April 1808) was a
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817:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
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623:in the daisy family,
946:Commander-in-Chief,
897:Member of Parliament
619:which is a genus of
576:Member of Parliament
471:that sailed for the
403:Siege of Pondicherry
312:Rainier was born in
220:Siege of Pondicherry
1011:Royal Navy admirals
948:East Indies Station
921:John Spratt Rainier
762:10.3372/epolist2022
592:John Spratt Rainier
590:, with his nephew,
584:Great George Street
572:Battle of Trafalgar
568:Admiral of the Blue
542:Henry Lidgbird Ball
506:East Indies Station
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460:, in January 1779.
380:Battle of Negapatam
376:Battle of Cuddalore
357:East Indies Station
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210:Battle of Cuddalore
940:William Cornwallis
704:The London Gazette
422:East India Company
145:Service years
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955:Succeeded by
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925:Charles Jenkinson
918:Succeeded by
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861:Vancouver, George
821:(Subscription or
771:978-3-946292-41-8
611:Edward Lee Greene
609:In 1898 botanist
482:. On 8 May 1792,
469:Sir Edward Hughes
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378:on 29 April, the
374:he fought at the
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699:"No. 15427"
588:Westminster
510:East Indies
433:West Indies
87:Westminster
970:Categories
952:1794–1805
832:"Sandwich"
825:required.)
798:References
785:27 January
625:Asteraceae
613:published
562:Later life
548:named her
492:Washington
336:Royal Navy
298:Washington
264:Royal Navy
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94:Allegiance
63:1741-11-24
991:Huguenots
780:246307410
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350:HMS
343:HMS
338:in 1756.
332:Tonbridge
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178:HMS
170:HMS
148:1756–1805
89:, England
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361:Yarmouth
352:Yarmouth
318:Huguenot
286:and the
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479:Monarch
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