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342:Early career
314:, his uncle
297:
290:until 1832.
283:Constitution
282:
275:
258:
250:post-captain
226:John Bastard
225:
224:
219:
156:Battles/wars
148:
141:
134:
127:
120:
113:
106:
95:Post-Captain
86:– 1835
49:(1835-01-11)
25:John Bastard
18:
1496:1835 deaths
1461:(1825–1828)
1456:(1822–1825)
1451:(1820–1822)
1446:(1816–1820)
1399:1803–2005:
1001:: 661. 1835
523:War of 1812
466:St Fiorenzo
461:Piémontaise
451:St Fiorenzo
370:Rattlesnake
366:East Indies
361:Rattlesnake
332:Ashprington
246:War of 1812
173:War of 1812
128:St Fiorenzo
107:Rattlesnake
38: 1787
1485:Categories
1473:John Seale
1354:required.)
1250:References
1237:Winfield.
1189:Winfield.
1171:Winfield.
1153:Winfield.
1135:Winfield.
1117:Winfield.
1082:Winfield.
1071:required.)
936:third rate
645:Reform Act
439:sixth rate
413:brig-sloop
320:Devonshire
308:Parliament
244:, and the
234:Royal Navy
77:Royal Navy
61:Allegiance
1435:Dartmouth
1005:2 October
955:Citations
898:1787-1835
891:1784-1838
779:1758-1816
770:1756-1816
653:Dartmouth
629:HMS
611:USS
591:President
589:USS
574:HMS
565:Belvidera
563:HMS
554:Guerriere
552:HMS
545:HMS
534:USS
508:HMS
497:HMS
486:USS
484:, pursue
449:HMS
442:HMS
418:Albatross
416:HMS
386:HMS
359:HMS
312:Dartmouth
288:Dartmouth
281:USS
274:USS
265:privateer
208:(brother)
182:Relations
147:HMS
140:HMS
133:HMS
126:HMS
119:HMS
114:Albatross
112:HMS
105:HMS
1282:(2009).
1270:(1839).
1222:Cooper.
1207:Cooper.
1027:Thorne.
649:alderman
605:, under
602:Nautilus
536:Nautilus
515:flagship
401:Powerful
388:Powerful
276:Nautilus
270:flagship
188:(father)
101:Commands
71:Service/
1396:Hansard
1102:James.
948:Bellona
944:Blanche
940:Bellona
631:Meander
547:Shannon
504:Halifax
502:on the
499:Bellona
444:Bellona
435:Bellone
397:Bellone
374:Bellone
364:in the
203:(uncle)
149:Meander
135:Bellona
121:Bellona
1441:With:
1369:
1348:
1313:
1294:
1065:
657:London
625:Africa
618:kedged
576:Aeolus
541:Africa
526:Africa
510:Africa
482:Africa
423:Bombay
409:struck
382:Ceylon
294:Family
142:Africa
73:branch
55:London
920:Notes
356:sloop
336:Devon
334:, in
1433:for
1421:and
1367:ISBN
1311:ISBN
1292:ISBN
1007:2013
651:for
600:USS
380:off
304:Tory
240:and
91:Rank
44:Died
31:Born
1340:doi
1057:doi
999:III
1487::
1332:.
1328:.
1290:.
1199:^
1181:^
1163:^
1145:^
1127:^
1092:^
1049:.
1045:.
1015:^
997:.
963:^
926:a.
350:,
256:.
35:c.
1375:.
1346:.
1342::
1319:.
1300:.
1063:.
1059::
1009:.
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