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chased a fleet of ten French sail of the line into the Basque Roads and assumed command. In the summer of 1809 he was called as a witness at the
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out of the line of fire when she was dismasted, for which
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Commanders Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa
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thanked him personally. One of Stopford's officers on
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194:(5 February 1768 – 25 June 1847) was a British
456:. He directed the operations that resulted in
293:On 10 March 1796, Stopford was captain of the
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874:Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station
230:in 1785. Commander Stopford was captain of
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49:Admiral Sir Robert Stopford, c. 1840, by
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362:In 1803, Stopford became captain of the
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439:Court-martial of James, Lord Gambier
216:James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown
740:"Cape Commander-in-Chief 1795-1852"
568:Stopford married Mary, daughter of
391:in 1806, while still in command of
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601:O'Byrne, William Richard (1849).
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727:. Mottey, Harrison & Miller.
383:in November 1805 and received a
347:in the Channel Fleet. He sailed
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611:A Naval Biographical Dictionary
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402:Robert Stopford, c.1790-91, by
928:Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
835:The House of Commons 1790–1820
690:Haydn, Joseph (13 June 2008).
474:Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
445:had failed to support Captain
214:Stopford was the third son of
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982:Governor, Greenwich Hospital
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518:. As Vice Admiral on board
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222:(née Powys). He joined the
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574:Robert Fanshawe Stopford
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678:United service Magazine
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419:Battle of Copenhagen
413:He took part in the
204:Egyptian–Ottoman War
18:Robert Stopford (MP)
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578:James John Stopford
489:bombardment of Acre
472:. He was appointed
458:the capture of Java
288:Beaufort Wind-Scale
183:Sir Robert Stopford
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516:Mehemet Ali
353:West Indies
271:Marlborough
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630:References
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512:Syrian War
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339:third rate
324:sixth rate
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240:Lowestoffe
228:Lieutenant
224:Royal Navy
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108:Royal Navy
94:Allegiance
85:1847-06-26
70:1768-02-05
814:9 October
554:Greenwich
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476:in 1827.
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767:Archived
595:See also
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297:frigate
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102:Service/
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529:Phoenix
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485:Phoenix
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393:Spencer
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351:to the
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