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Edward Pelham Brenton, the Glossary

Captain Edward Pelham Brenton (20 July 1774 – 13 April 1839) was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars whose military career was relatively quiet, apart from involvement in the capture of Martinique in 1809.^[1]

36 relations: American Revolutionary War, Barfleur, Brig, Captain (Royal Navy), Channel Fleet, Dictionary of National Biography, English Channel, French brig Cygne (1806), French Revolutionary Wars, HMS Amaranthe (1804), HMS Belleisle (1795), HMS Lark (1794), HMS Merlin (1803), HMS Pompee (1793), HMS Shannon (1803), HMS Spartan (1806), Jahleel Brenton, John Knox Laughton, London, Loyalist (American Revolution), Martinique, Napoleonic Wars, Newfoundland (island), North Sea, Order of the Bath, Post ship, Post-captain, Rhode Island, Royal Navy, Sloop-of-war, St Marylebone Parish Church, The Canberra Times, United Kingdom, War of 1812, William James (naval historian), 1838 Coronation Honours.
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American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.

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Barfleur

Barfleur is a commune and fishing village in Manche, Normandy, northwestern France.

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Brig

A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square-rigged.

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Captain (Royal Navy)

Captain (Capt) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy.

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Channel Fleet

The Channel Fleet and originally known as the Channel Squadron was the Royal Navy formation of warships that defended the waters of the English Channel from 1854 to 1909 and 1914 to 1915.

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Dictionary of National Biography

The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885.

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English Channel

The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France.

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French brig Cygne (1806)

Cygne was an 16-gun brig of the French Navy, launched in 1806.

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French Revolutionary Wars

The French Revolutionary Wars (Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802.

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HMS Amaranthe (1804)

HMS Amaranthe was an 18-gun Royal Navy ''Cruizer''-class brig-sloop built by John Dudman at Deptford Wharf and launched in 1804.

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HMS Belleisle (1795)

Lion was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the French Navy, which later served in the Royal Navy.

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HMS Lark (1794)

HMS Lark was a 16-gun ship sloop of the, launched in 1794 at Northfleet.

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HMS Merlin (1803)

HMS Merlin was launched in 1801 in South Shields as the collier Hercules.

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HMS Pompee (1793)

HMS Pompee was a 74-gun ship of the line of the British Royal Navy.

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HMS Shannon (1803)

The third HMS Shannon was a 36-gun ''Perseverance''-class frigate of the British Royal Navy built at Frindsbury on the River Medway on the Thames Estuary.

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HMS Spartan (1806)

HMS Spartan was a Royal Navy 38-gun fifth-rate frigate, launched at Rochester in 1806.

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Jahleel Brenton

Vice Admiral Sir Jahleel Brenton, 1st Baronet, KCB (22 August 1770 – 21 April 1844) was a British officer in the Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

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John Knox Laughton

Sir John Knox Laughton (23 April 1830 – 14 September 1915) was a British naval historian and arguably the first to delineate the importance of the subject of Naval history as an independent field of study.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Loyalist (American Revolution)

Loyalists were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often referred to as Tories, Royalists, or King's Men at the time.

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Martinique

Martinique (Matinik or Matnik; Kalinago: Madinina or Madiana) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea.

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Napoleonic Wars

The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of conflicts fought between the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte (1804–1815) and a fluctuating array of European coalitions.

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Newfoundland (island)

Newfoundland (Terre-Neuve) is a large island within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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North Sea

The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725.

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Post ship

Post ship was a designation used in the Royal Navy during the second half of the 18th century and the Napoleonic Wars to describe a sixth-rate ship (see rating system of the Royal Navy) that was smaller than a frigate (in practice, carrying fewer than 28 guns), but by virtue of being a rated ship (with at least 20 guns), had to have as its captain a post captain rather than a lieutenant or commander.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Pelham_Brenton

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