Edward Codrington

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British naval officer Member of Parliament Royal Navy admiral human

Edward Codrington was a distinguished early 19th-century British naval officer best known for his role in major engagements of the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence, including commanding Allied forces at the Battle of Navarino.

Aliases (1)

Edward Codrington Sr. ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British naval officer → Member of Parliament → Royal Navy admiral → human →
allegiance	Great Britain → United Kingdom →
awardReceived	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath → Order of St. Louis → Order of the Redeemer →
birthDate	1770-04-27 →
birthPlace	Dodington, Gloucestershire →
burialPlace	St Peter’s Church, Dyrham, Gloucestershire →
child	William John Codrington →
commanded	Allied fleet at the Battle of Navarino →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
deathDate	1851-04-28 →
deathPlace	Eaton Square, London →
educatedAt	Royal Naval Academy, Portsmouth →
familyName	Codrington →
father	Edward Codrington Sr. →
givenName	Edward →
hasOccupation	naval officer → politician →
memberOf	House of Commons of the United Kingdom →
militaryBranch	Royal Navy →
militaryRank	Admiral →
nobleTitle	Baronet →
notableWork	Command of Allied fleet at the Battle of Navarino → Operations in the Peninsular War → Participation in the Battle of San Domingo → Participation in the Battle of Trafalgar → Service in the Greek War of Independence → Service in the Napoleonic Wars →
participantIn	Battle of Navarino → Battle of San Domingo → Battle of Trafalgar → Greek War of Independence → Napoleonic Wars → Peninsular War → War of 1812 →
positionHeld	Commander-in-chief, Mediterranean Fleet → Member of Parliament for Devonport → Member of Parliament for Greenwich →
residence	Eaton Square, London →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Jane Hall →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Baltimore →	commander
Edward Codrington ("Edward Codrington Sr.") →	father
Battle of Navarino →	hasCommander