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George Miller Bligh

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1780E-WIKI
First Known Service1794E-WIKI
Father
Sir Richard Rodney BlighBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1750-1813
E-WIKI
WifeCatherine HaynesE-WIKI
Last Known Service7.1816E-WIKI
Date of Death14.11.1834 - Millbrook, Southampton ref:768

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1794 Entered the NavyE-WIKI
17946.11.1794
Alexander (74) 1778-1794
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman		E-WIKI
6.11.1794 Taken prisoner by the FrenchE-WIKI
1795 Escaped from captivityE-WIKI
6.3.1801 LieutenantCSORN
6.3.18011802
Endymion (44) 1797-1868
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Lieutenant		E-WIKI
180421.10.1805
Victory (100) 1765-2019
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant		E-WIKI
21.10.1805 Battle of Trafalgar 
25.1.1806 CommanderCSORN
25.1.180612.1808
Pylades (16) 1794-1815
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
27.12.1808 CaptainCSORN
27.12.180810.1809
Glatton (44) 1795-1830
British 44 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
14.2.181131.8.1812
Acorn (18) 1807-1819
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
18147.1816
Araxes (36) 1813-1817
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		E-WIKI
2.12.1817 Married CatherineE-WIKI
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