Peter Richards (Royal Navy officer)
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Admiral Sir Peter Richards KCB (1787 ā 16 March 1869) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord.
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Admiral Sir Peter Richards | |
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Born | 1787 |
Died | 16 March 1869 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1798ā1865 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Asia HMS Volage HMS Cornwallis HMS Hibernia HMS Royal Sovereign HMS Cumberland HMS Boscawen |
Battles/wars | First Opium War Crimean War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
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