Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan

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Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan was a distinguished British Royal Navy officer of the Napoleonic era, best known for his decisive victory over a French squadron at the Battle of Cape Ortegal in 1805.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived Knight Bachelor ⓘ
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
birthDate 1760-10-27 ⓘ
birthPlace Newport, Isle of Wight ⓘ
burialPlace Bath Abbey ⓘ
captured French ships at the Battle of Cape Ortegal ⓘ
commanded British squadron at the Battle of Cape Ortegal ⓘ
conflict French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1828-02-03 ⓘ
deathPlace Barton House, near Bath, Somerset ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
Napoleonic era ⓘ
familyName Strachan ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Richard ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
language English ⓘ
memberOf Strachan baronets ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Rear-Admiral ⓘ
militaryUnit Channel Fleet ⓘ
Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ
nobleTitle Baronet ⓘ
notableAchievement decisive victory over a French squadron at the Battle of Cape Ortegal ⓘ
notableFor aggressive and energetic leadership at sea ⓘ
notableWork Battle of Cape Ortegal ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
partOf British naval operations following the Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ
positionHeld Rear-Admiral of the Blue ⓘ
linked to: Admiral of the Blue

Rear-Admiral of the White ⓘ
relative Sir John Strachan ⓘ
residence Barton House, near Bath, Somerset ⓘ
serviceEndYear 1810s ⓘ
serviceStartYear 1772 ⓘ
shipCommanded HMS Caesar ⓘ
HMS Donegal ⓘ
HMS Phoenix ⓘ
HMS Renown ⓘ
title Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet ⓘ

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Battle of Cape Ortegal → combatantCommander (British) → Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan ⓘ