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<p> A British admiral; entered the navy at 13; served under Howe at Brest, in the capacity of captain of the <i> [[Orion]] </i> at Trafalgar, in the [[Walcheren]] expedition, in North America, and at [[Navarino]] in 1827, when the Turkish fleet was destroyed; served also in [[Parliament]] from 1832 to 1839, when he was appointed Commander-in-Chief at [[Portsmouth]] (1770-1851). </p> | <p> A British admiral; entered the navy at 13; served under Howe at Brest, in the capacity of captain of the <i> [[Orion]] </i> at Trafalgar, in the [[Walcheren]] expedition, in North America, and at [[Navarino]] in 1827, when the Turkish fleet was destroyed; served also in [[Parliament]] from 1832 to 1839, when he was appointed Commander-in-Chief at [[Portsmouth]] (1770-1851). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_71005"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/codrington,+sir+edward Sir Edward Codrington from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_71005"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/codrington,+sir+edward Sir Edward Codrington from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:08, 15 October 2021
Sir Edward Codrington [1]
A British admiral; entered the navy at 13; served under Howe at Brest, in the capacity of captain of the Orion at Trafalgar, in the Walcheren expedition, in North America, and at Navarino in 1827, when the Turkish fleet was destroyed; served also in Parliament from 1832 to 1839, when he was appointed Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth (1770-1851).
