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in between 1803 and 1804 but was forced to resign command owing to ill-health. He never again served at sea. He was promoted to rear-admiral in
October 1807, vice-admiral in July 1810 and admiral in May 1825. He was awarded a gold medal for his service at the Nile, and was invested as a Knight
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on 23 April 1847. He was by then the last surviving member of Nelson's 'Band of
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and helped to force her surrender. Gould then took part in the blockades of
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Destruction of 'L'Orient' at the Battle of the Nile
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568:"Gould, Davidge"
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474:attack on
407:Napoleon's
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