Sir Samuel Cornish | |
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![]() Cornish (right) issuing orders to Richard Kempenfelt (left) on board HMS Norfolk during the battle of Manila | |
Born | ca. 1715 |
Died | 30 October 1770 |
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Commands held | HMS Namur HMS Guernsey HMS Stirling Castle HMS Union East Indies Station |
Battles/wars | War of Jenkins' Ear Seven Years' War |
Sir Samuel Cornish, 1st Baronet (c. 1715 – 30 October 1770) was a British naval commander who fought in the Seven Years' War and conquered Manila on 6 October 1762.
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