Thomas Baker (Royal Navy officer)
Sir Thomas Baker KCB, KWN (1771 – 26 January 1845) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He had obtained his own command during the French Revolutionary Wars and was to play a part in bringing about three of the battles of the Napoleonic Wars, the Battle of Copenhagen, the Battle of Trafalgar, and the Battle of Cape Ortegal. He only directly participated in the third, but his actions there, and the capture of the French frigate Didon (1805) beforehand brought him honours and rewards. While towing the Didon to a British port, he and another vessel were sighted by the combined Franco-Spanish fleet under Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, and mistaken as scouts for the Channel Fleet. He therefore tu
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Thomas Baker (Royal Navy officer)
Sir Thomas Baker KCB, KWN (1771 – 26 January 1845) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He had obtained his own command during the French Revolutionary Wars and was to play a part in bringing about three of the battles of the Napoleonic Wars, the Battle of Copenhagen, the Battle of Trafalgar, and the Battle of Cape Ortegal. He only directly participated in the third, but his actions there, and the capture of the French frigate Didon (1805) beforehand brought him honours and rewards. While towing the Didon to a British port, he and another vessel were sighted by the combined Franco-Spanish fleet under Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, and mistaken as scouts for the Channel Fleet. He therefore tu
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Sir Thomas Baker KCB, KWN (177 ...... long and distinguished career.
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サー・トマス・ベイカー(1771年 - 1845年1月26日 ...... 重ねた長い経歴の末、海軍中将に昇進し、同年その生涯を閉じた。
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Rear-Admiral Thomas Baker
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1845-01-26
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Walmer, Kent
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Sir Thomas Baker KCB, KWN (177 ...... Channel Fleet. He therefore tu
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サー・トマス・ベイカー(1771年 - 1845年1月26日 ...... 重ねた長い経歴の末、海軍中将に昇進し、同年その生涯を閉じた。
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