Thomas Foley

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British military personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars British military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Royal Navy officer person

Thomas Foley was a distinguished Royal Navy officer who played a key role under Admiral Nelson during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British military personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars → British military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars → Royal Navy officer → person →
allegiance	United Kingdom →
associatedWith	Royal Navy leadership under Nelson →
awardReceived	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath →
birthCountry	Wales →
birthPlace	Pembrokeshire NERFINISHED →
conflict	French Revolutionary Wars → Napoleonic Wars →
country	Kingdom of Great Britain →
deathPlace	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
era	Age of Sail →
familyConnection	FitzGerald family →
historicalPeriod	French Revolutionary and Napoleonic era →
honorificPrefix	Sir →
language	English →
legacy	remembered as one of Nelson’s band of brothers →
loyalty	British Crown →
militaryBranch	Royal Navy →
militaryRankProgression	rose from midshipman to admiral →
militaryUnit	Royal Navy Channel Fleet →
navalTheater	Atlantic Ocean → Baltic Sea → Mediterranean Sea →
notableBattle	Battle of Copenhagen → Battle of the Nile →
notableCommanderUnder	Horatio Nelson →
notableFor	distinguished conduct in major fleet battles → service under Admiral Nelson → tactical initiative in fleet actions →
occupation	naval officer →
rank	Royal Navy admiral → post-captain →
reputation	respected and trusted by Admiral Nelson →
roleInBattleOfTheNile	led vanguard ships through French line →
serviceEntry	entered Royal Navy at a young age →
serviceNumberOfYears	over 40 years →
shipCommanded	HMS Britannia → HMS Elephant → HMS Goliath →
spouse	Lady Lucy Anne FitzGerald →
strategicRole	key subordinate commander in Nelson’s fleet →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
HMS Goliath →	notableCommander
Battle of the Nile →	notableParticipant