COMMANDER // 1762–1839
William Hargood
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Lifespan
1762 – 1839
Active service 1799 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 37.
Profile
Admiral of the White Sir William Hargood was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, during which he gained an unfortunate reputation for bad luck, which seemed to reverse following his courageous actions at the battle of Trafalgar in command of HMS Belleisle.
Battles (1)
1799
Macau IncidentFrench Revolutionary Wars · Great Britain