George Downie

George Downie
Born	(1778-01-19)19 January 1778 Tong, Lewis, Scotland
Died	11 September 1814(1814-09-11) (aged 36) near Plattsburgh, New York
Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh 44°41′35.58″N 73°27′33.78″W / 44.6932167°N 73.4593833°W / 44.6932167; -73.4593833
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain  United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	c.1790–1814
Rank	Captain
Commands held	HMS Royalist HMS Montreal HMS Confiance
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars  • Battle of Camperdown Napoleonic Wars War of 1812  • Battle of Plattsburgh †

George Downie (19 January 1778 – 11 September 1814) was a Scottish officer of the British Royal Navy. During the War of 1812, he commanded a British squadron that fought an American squadron on Lake Champlain in the Battle of Plattsburgh, during which he was killed.^[1]