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COMMANDER // 1780–1828

William Hoste

captainGreat BritainUnited Kingdom1 battle1 war

Lifespan

1780 – 1828

17801790180018101820Napoleonic Wars · 1803-1815Battle of Lissa — March 13, 1811 · United Kingdom · Napoleonic Wars

Active service 1811 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 31.

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Captain Sir William Hoste, 1st Baronet, KCB was a Royal Navy officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. A protégé of Lord Nelson, he was one of the most talented frigate captains of the Napoleonic Wars, taking part in six major engagements, including the capture of the heavily fortified port of Kotor during the Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814. Hoste was, however, absent from the Battle of Trafalgar, having been sent with gifts to the Dey of Algiers.

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Battles (1)

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