Thomas Ussher
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Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Ussher KCH CB (1779 – 6 January 1848) was an Anglo-Irish officer of the British Royal Navy who served with distinction during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and who in 1814 conveyed Napoleon Bonaparte into exile in Elba.[1] He was nicknamed Undaunted Ussher.[2]
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Thomas Ussher | |
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Born | 1779 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 6 January 1848 (aged 68–69) Queenstown, Ireland |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1791–1848 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands held | HM hired armed cutter Nox HM hired armed cutter Joseph HM hired armed brig Colpoys HMS Redwing HMS Leyden HMS Hyacinth HMS Euryalus HMS Undaunted HMS Duncan Commodore-Superintendent, Bermuda Dockyard Commander-in-Chief at Cork Station |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
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