George William Forster (d.1820)

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George William Forster

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service16.12.1782CSORN
Last Known Service19.12.1873CSORN
Date of Death1820NAO

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
16.12.1782		Boatswain	NAO
16.12.1782	19.12.1783	Drake (14) 1779-1800 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop , Boatswain	NAO
7.3.1783	8.3.1783	Attack on Turk's Island
1.2.1791	31.1.1793	Swallow (16) 1781-1795 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Boatswain	NAO
1.4.1793	20.8.1793	Weazle (14) 1783-1799 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop , Boatswain	NAO
23.8.1793	3.7.1795	Thisbe (28) 1783-1815 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Boatswain	NAO
4.7.1795	13.11.1795	Prevoyante (40) 1795-1819 British 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Boatswain	NAO
14.11.1795	31.5.1797	Africa (64) 1781-1814 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Boatswain	NAO
21.3.1796		Attack on Leogane
5.6.1797	21.3.1799	Caesar (80) 1793-1821 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Boatswain	NAO
22.3.1799	17.4.1800	Hercule (74) 1798-1810 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Boatswain	NAO
18.4.1800	25.4.1803	Caesar (80) 1793-1821 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Boatswain	NAO
6.7.1801		Battle of Algeciras Bay
12.7.1801		The Gut of Gibraltar
26.4.1803	8.1.1807	Revenge (74) 1805-1849 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Boatswain	NAO
21.10.1805		Battle of Trafalgar
25.9.1806		Action off Rochefort
12.9.1809	31.12.1815	Puissant (74) 1793-1816 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Boatswain	NAO

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