John Richards Lapenotière
John Richards Lapenotière | |
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Possible miniature portrait of Lapenotière | |
| Born | 1770 |
| Died | 19 January 1834 (aged 63–64) |
| Allegiance | Great Britain United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Service years | 1780–1811 |
| Rank | Captain |
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Captain John Richards Lapenotière (1770 – 19 January 1834) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. As the captain of the schooner HMS Pickle, he observed the Battle of Trafalgar, participated in post-battle rescue operations and carried dispatches of the victory and Horatio Nelson's death to England.