COMMANDER // 1751–1803
Edward Marcus Despard
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland2 battles1 war
Lifespan
1751 – 1803
Active service 1782 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 31.
Profile
Edward Marcus Despard, an Irish officer of French descent in the service of the British Crown, gained notoriety as a colonial administrator for refusing to recognise race as a distinction in English law and, following his recall to London, as a republican conspirator. Despard's associations with the London Corresponding Society, the United Irishmen and United Britons led to his trial and execution in 1803 as the alleged ringleader of a plot to assassinate the King.
Battles (2)
1782
Battle of RoatánAnglo-Spanish War (1779-1783) · Great Britain
1782
Battle of the Black RiverAnglo-Spanish War (1779-1783) · Great Britain