Robert Lewis Fitzgerald
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Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Lewis Fitzgerald KCH (1776 – 17 January 1844) was a British naval officer of the 18th and 19th centuries. He served throughout the French Revolutionary Wars, most notably commanding the bomb vessel HMS Vesuvius, but illness made him unable to go to sea during the Napoleonic Wars, with Fitzgerald instead commanding the Isle of Wight sea fencibles. Made a superannuated rear-admiral in 1825, he was restored as a vice-admiral in 1840.
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Sir Robert Lewis Fitzgerald | |
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Born | 1776 |
Died | 17 January 1844 (aged 69) Bath, Somerset |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1786–1844 |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Vesuvius HMS Tonnant HMS Triton Isle of Wight Sea Fencibles |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight Bachelor |
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