Erasmus Gower

Admiral

Sir Erasmus Gower
Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower
Born(1742-12-03)3 December 1742
Cilgerran, Wales
Died21 June 1814(1814-06-21) (aged 71)
Hambledon, Hampshire
AllegianceGreat Britain
United Kingdom
BranchRoyal Navy
Service years1755–1814
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Prince William
HMS Enterprise
HMS Porcupine
HMS Edgar
HMS Medea
HMS Salisbury
HMS Canada
HMS Lion
Macartney embassy to China
HMS Triumph
HMS Neptune
Commodore of Thames River
HMS Princess Royal
HMS Isis
Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland
ConflictsSeven Years' War

American Revolutionary War

French Revolutionary Wars

AwardsKnight Bachelor

Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower (3 December 1742 – 21 June 1814) was a Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator.

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