Frederick Lewis Maitland
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For this subject's father, see Frederick Lewis Maitland (Royal Navy officer, born 1730).
Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland KCB (7 September 1777 – 30 November 1839) was an officer in the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He rose to the rank of rear admiral and held a number of commands. The most famous event of his career occurred when Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered to him aboard HMS Bellerophon, marking the final end of the Napoleonic Wars.
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Frederick Lewis Maitland | |
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Born | 7 September 1777 Rankeilour, Fife |
Died | 30 November 1839(1839-11-30) (aged 62) Aboard HMS Wellesley, off Bombay, India |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Rank | Rear-Admiral of the Red |
Commands held | HM hired cutter Penelope HMS Cameleon HMS Dragon HMS Carrère HMS Loire HMS Emerald HMS Goliath HMS Boyne HMS Bellerophon HMS Vengeur HMS Genoa HMS Wellesley East Indies and China Station |
Battles/wars | Glorious First of June Battle of the Basque Roads |
Awards | CB KCB |
Relations | Frederick Lewis Maitland (father) |
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