Blackwood, Henry Martin (NBD) (Q23990339)
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entry in the Naval Biographical Dictionary
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Blackwood, Henry Martin (NBD) |
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BLACKWOOD, Bart. (English)
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Captain, 1827. f-p., 20; h-p., 13. (English)
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The Hon. Sir Hen. Blackwood was born 28 Dec. 1770. He was Senior Lieutenant of the Invincible on the memorable 1 June, 1794; particularly distinguished himself by his heroic conduct as Captain of the Penelope 36, at the capture of Le Guillaume Tell, of 84 guns and 1000 men, 31 March, 1800 : was an eminent participator in the operations of 1801 in Egypt; acquired fame at Trafalgar, where he commanded the Euryalus 36; and was with Sir John Duckworth at the passage of the Dardanells in 1807, on which occasion the Ajax 80, of which ship he had command, took fire and blew up. He afterwards, from 1819 until 1822, and from 1828 until 1830, commanded in chief in the East Indies, and at the Nore. He died. Vice-Admiral of the White, 14 Dec. 1832. (English)
