Admiral James Gambier

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Admiral James Gambier was a British Royal Navy officer and admiral who served in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for his roles in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812.

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Admiral James Gambier canonical 2
Admiral Lord Gambier 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British naval officer ⓘ
Royal Navy admiral ⓘ
peer of the United Kingdom ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
birthDate 1756-10-13 ⓘ
birthPlace New Providence, Bahamas ⓘ
linked to: Nassau
burialPlace St Peter’s Church, Iver, Buckinghamshire ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
War of 1812 ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
courtMartial Basque Roads action ⓘ
courtMartialOutcome acquitted ⓘ
createdBaronGambier 1807 ⓘ
deathDate 1833-04-19 ⓘ
deathPlace Iver, Buckinghamshire, England ⓘ
father John Gambier ⓘ
linked to: James Gambier
governorOf Newfoundland ⓘ
houseOfLordsMembership United Kingdom House of Lords ⓘ
linked to: House of Lords
knownFor strict religious views ⓘ
support for evangelical causes ⓘ
marriageDate 1788 ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
monarchServed George III ⓘ
George IV ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Gambier ⓘ
notableFor command at the Battle of Copenhagen (1807) ⓘ
command at the Battle of the Basque Roads (1809) ⓘ
role in negotiations ending the War of 1812 ⓘ
position Commander-in-Chief, North American Station ⓘ
Governor of Newfoundland ⓘ
Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ
promotedToAdmiral 1805 ⓘ
promotedToRearAdmiral 1795 ⓘ
promotedToViceAdmiral 1799 ⓘ
rank Admiral ⓘ
religion Evangelical Anglicanism ⓘ
roleInTreatyOfGhent British plenipotentiary ⓘ
spouse Louisa Mathew ⓘ
supportedOrganization British and Foreign Bible Society ⓘ
Church Missionary Society ⓘ
title 1st Baron Gambier ⓘ
treatyNegotiated Treaty of Ghent ⓘ
uncle Admiral James Gambier (1723–1789) ⓘ
yearOfGovernorship 1802 ⓘ
1804 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of Ghent → BritishPlenipotentiary → Admiral James Gambier ⓘ
Battle of the Basque Roads → commander → Admiral Lord Gambier ⓘ
linked to: Admiral James Gambier
Battle of the Basque Roads → fleetCommander → Admiral Lord Gambier ⓘ
linked to: Admiral James Gambier
Baron Gambier → notablyAssociatedWith → Admiral James Gambier ⓘ