Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth
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Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth was a prominent British Royal Navy officer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, best known for his decisive victory over the French fleet at the Battle of San Domingo during the Napoleonic Wars.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Royal Navy officer
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baronet ⓘ human ⓘ naval commander in the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1748 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Leatherhead, Surrey, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
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French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1817 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Topsham, Devon, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | naval warfare ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
colonial administrator
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naval officer ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryCommand |
British squadron at the Battle of San Domingo
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British squadron in the Dardanelles Operation ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Admiral
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Rear-Admiral ⓘ Vice-Admiral ⓘ |
| name | John Thomas Duckworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
decisive victory over French fleet at San Domingo
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service in multiple major 18th and 19th century naval wars ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of San Domingo
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expedition to the Dardanelles in 1807 ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of British squadron at the Battle of San Domingo ⓘ |
| opponent | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British naval operations in the Caribbean
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Royal Navy blockade operations against France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station
NERFINISHED
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Commander-in-Chief, North American Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor of Newfoundland ⓘ |
| residence | Devon, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| title | 1st Baronet Duckworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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