Martin George Guisse
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Martin George Guisse, born Martin George Guise (12 March 1780 – 23 November 1828), and later known as Jorge Martín Guisse in Spanish, was a British naval officer who served in Royal Navy in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He later served in the Chilean Navy during the Peruvian War of Independence and, as Vice-Admiral, in the Peruvian Navy in the Gran Colombia–Peru War, during which he was killed.
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Birth name | Martin George Guise |
Born | (1780-03-12)12 March 1780 Gloucestershire, England |
Died | 23 November 1828(1828-11-23) (aged 48) Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Buried | Panteón de los Próceres, Lima, Peru |
Allegiance | United Kingdom Republic of Chile Republic of Peru |
Service/ | Royal Navy Chilean Navy Peruvian Navy |
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