COMMANDER // 1800–1869
John Pascoe Grenfell
admiralBrazil2 battles2 wars
Lifespan
1800 – 1869
Active service 1836–1851 — 2 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 36.
Profile
John Pascoe Grenfell was an English naval officer of the Empire of Brazil. He spent most of his service in South America campaigns, initially under the leadership of Lord Cochrane and then Commodore Norton. He was the nephew of British politician Pascoe Grenfell and grandfather to General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell. In Brazil, he rose to the rank of admiral and for his achievements was made a knight grand cross of the Imperial Order of the Rose and a knight of the Imperial Order of the Southern Cross.
Battles (2)
1836
Battle of FanfaFarroupilha Revolution · Empire of Brazil
1851
Battle of the Tonelero PassPlatine War · Empire of Brazil