Naval officer, administrator and trainer. Born Staffordshire. Defeated the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797. Recognised the potential of the young Nelson and brought him on. Initially they had a good rapport but a legal battle over prize money spoilt the relationship. Died at home in Brentwood, Essex.
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John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
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Col. Nicholas Boscawen
From Cornwall. A colonel in Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentary army. Buried in Westminster Abbey. When Charles II was restored to the throne he ordered the disinterment of the bodies of Oliver Cromwel...
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Royal Army Medical College
Built on the site of Millbank Prison.
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