Sir George Pocock

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British military officer Royal Navy admiral human

Sir George Pocock was an 18th-century British admiral noted for his prominent naval command during the Seven Years' War.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British military officer ⓘ Royal Navy admiral ⓘ human ⓘ
allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
awardReceived	Knight of the Bath ⓘ
birthDate	1706-03-06 ⓘ
birthPlace	Berkshire ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Thatcham ⓘ
burialPlace	Maidenhead ⓘ
conflict	Seven Years' War ⓘ War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate	1792-04-03 ⓘ
deathPlace	Berkshire ⓘ Maidenhead ⓘ
educatedAt	Old Royal Naval College ⓘ surface form: Royal Naval Academy
familyName	Pocock ⓘ
father	Thomas Pocock ⓘ
fatherOccupation	naval chaplain ⓘ
givenName	George ⓘ
honorificPrefix	Sir ⓘ
influencedBy	Edward Vernon ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
memberOf	Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
militaryBranch	Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank	Admiral ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Cuddalore (1758) ⓘ Battle of Cuddalore (1758) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Negapatam (1758) Battle of Pondicherry (1759) ⓘ Siege of Havana (1762) ⓘ
notableCommand	British fleet in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
notableFor	prominent naval command during the Seven Years' War ⓘ
notableWork	British naval campaigns in the Indian Ocean during the Seven Years' War ⓘ
occupation	naval officer ⓘ
parliamentaryConstituency	Bridgwater ⓘ Plymouth ⓘ
positionHeld	Commander-in-chief of the East Indies Station ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ
promotedToAdmiral	1762 ⓘ
promotedToRearAdmiral	1755 ⓘ
promotedToViceAdmiral	1757 ⓘ
relative	Adrian Scrope ⓘ Sir Isaac Pocock ⓘ
serviceEndYear	1766 ⓘ
serviceStartYear	1718 ⓘ
spouse	Sophia Pitt ⓘ

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Siege of Havana (1762) → commander → Sir George Pocock ⓘ