John Marshall (Royal Navy officer, born 1748)

Captain

John Marshall
Born(1748-02-26)26 February 1748
Ramsgate, Great Britain
Died1819 (aged 71)
Allegiance Great Britain
Branch Royal Navy
RankCaptain
CommandsScarborough
Diana
ConflictsAmerican Revolutionary War
Napoleonic Wars

Captain John Marshall (Marshallese: Jo̧o̧n M̧ajeļ; 26 February 1748 NS (15 February 1747 OS) – 1819) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer of the Pacific. The Marshall Islands are named after him.

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