Henry Harvey

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Admiral Sir Henry Harvey KB was a Royal Navy officer of the second half of the eighteenth century. Harvey participated in numerous naval operations and actions and especially distinguished himself at the Glorious First of June in command of HMS Ramillies. His career took him all over the world, particularly on the North American station and in the West Indies where he commanded numerous ships and, later in his career, squadrons during the course of three different wars. Harvey was a member of a distinguished naval family, his brother was killed in action in 1794, three of his sons entered the navy and one of them was later raised to admiral himself.

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Battles (1)

• 1797

  Battle of San Juan

  French Revolutionary Wars · Great Britain