George Darby | |
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![]() Vice-Admiral George Darby, by George Romney, c.1784 | |
Born | c.1720 |
Died | 1790 |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1742–1782 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands | HMS Aldborough HMS Seahorse HMS Norwich HMS Devonshire Channel Fleet |
Battles/wars | Seven Years' War American Revolutionary War |
Vice Admiral George Darby (c.1720 – 1790) was a Royal Navy officer. He commanded HMS Norwich at the capture of Martinique in 1762 during the Seven Years' War. He went on to command the Western Squadron during the American Revolutionary War and later in that war served as First Naval Lord when he commanded the force that relieved Gibraltar from its siege by the Spanish in April 1781.
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