John Harvey

Military Person

1740 – 1794

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Who was John Harvey?

Captain John Harvey was an officer of the British Royal Navy whose death in the aftermath of the battle of the Glorious First of June where he had commanded the HMS Brunswick terminated a long and highly successful career and made him a celebrity in Britain, a memorial to his memory being raised in Westminster Abbey.

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Born
Jul 9, 1740
Eastry
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Lived in
  • Eastry
Died
Jun 30, 1794
Portsmouth

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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