Richard Kempenfelt
Military Person
1718 – 1782
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Who was Richard Kempenfelt?
Richard Kempenfelt was a British rear-admiral who gained a reputation as a naval innovator. He is best known for his victory against the French at the Second Battle of Ushant and for his death when the HMS Royal George accidentally sank at Portsmouth the following year.
He was born at Westminster. His father, a Swede, is said to have been in the service of James II, and subsequently to have entered the British army.
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- Born
- 1718
Westminster - Also known as
- Кемпенфельт, Ричард
- Parents
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- Died
- Aug 29, 1782
Spithead
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on July 23, 2013
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