COMMANDER // 1730–1787
George Johnstone
member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1730 – 1787
Active service 1781 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 51.
Profile
Commodore George Johnstone was a Royal Navy officer, politician and colonial administrator who served in the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence. In a multifaceted career he was also a member of parliament, a director of the East India Company, a member of the Carlisle Peace Commission and the governor of West Florida from 1763 until 1767.
Battles (1)
1781
Battle of Porto PrayaAnglo-French War of 1778–1783 · Great Britain