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NH 65682 Parker Peter (1721-1811)

Parker Peter (1721-1811)
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Title: Parker Peter (1721-1811)
Caption: Stipple engraving by Ridley. From The Naval Chronicle, Vol. 12, plate 159. Published by J. Gold, London, 1804. Sir Peter Parker: Entered the Royal Navy in the 1730s. Lieutenant, 1743. Captain, 1747. Rear Admiral, 1777. Vice Admiral, 1779. Admiral, 1787. Admiral of the Fleet, 1799. Parker commanded a squadron off America, 1775-77, and was involved in the unsuccessful attack on Charleston in 1776 and the forcing of Hudson River in the same year. He commanded the Jamaica Station in 1777-82. Parker was also an early patron of Nelson.
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Catalog #: NH 65682
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Engraving by Ridley.
After this Year: 1800
Before this Year: 1809
Original Medium: BW Photo, Engraving
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