William Peere Williams-Freeman
William Peere Williams-Freeman | |
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Portrait of Williams-Freeman by George Romney, c. 1782 | |
| Born | 6 January 1742 Peterborough, England |
| Died | 11 February 1832 (aged 90) Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire |
| Buried | Broxbourne, Hertfordshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Service years | 1759–1832 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands | HMS Thunder HMS Renown HMS Active HMS Venus HMS Brune HMS Flora |
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| Relations | William Peere Williams (grandfather) Robert Clavering (grandfather) |
Admiral of the Fleet William Peere Williams-Freeman (born William Peere Williams; 6 January 1742 – 11 February 1832) was a Royal Navy officer. He saw action aboard as a junior officer at the Battle of Quiberon Bay during the Seven Years' War. He also took part, as captain of the fifth-rate HMS Venus, in the Battle of Rhode Island and then, as captain of the fifth-rate HMS Flora, in the second relief of Gibraltar during the American War of Independence. Many years after his retirement from the Navy, Williams-Freeman became Admiral of the Fleet for a brief period before his death at the age of 90.