Gedenkteken Admiral Hood

"In memory of
Sir Samuel Hood
Baronet
Knight of the most honourable
Order of the Bath
and nominated Grand Cross thereof
Knight of St Ferdinand and of merit
Knight Grand Cross of the Sword
Vice Admiral of the White
and Commander in Chief of his
Majesty's Fleet
in the East Indies"
"An officer of the highest distinction
amongst the illustrious men
who rendered their own age
the brightest period
in the naval history
of their country"
"This monument is dedicated
to their late commander
by the attachment and reverence
of British officers
of whom many were his admiring
followers
In those awful scenes of war
in which while they call forth
the greatest qualities of human
nature
In him likewise gave occasion
for the exercise of its most amiable
virtues
He died at Madras December 24th
1814"

Vice-admiraal Sir Samuel Hood, 27 november 1762 - 24 december 1814
Diende bij de Royal Navy tussen 1776 en 1814. Voerde het bevel over HMS Juno, HMS Aigle, HMS Zealous, HMS Venerable, East Indies Station en Benedenwindse Eilanden Station.
Gevochten bij de Eerste Slag om Ouessant (1778), Slag om de Saintes (1782) en Slag om de Nijl (1798).

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