Francis Drummond
Argentinian naval personnel, 1798 - 1827 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Francis Drummond (also known in Spanish as Francisco Drummond) (1798 – 1827) was an Argentinian naval sailor who died in the naval Battle of Monte Santiago against the Brazilian Imperial Navy on 8 April 1827.
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This battle was fought on 7–8 April 1827, during the Cisplatine War, between Argentina and Brazil. It was one of the most courageous and ferocious naval encounters in Argentine history.[1]
Sergeant Major Drummond was on the 22-gun brigantine Independencia. He died on deck, firing his marooned ship's cannons instead of retreating.