George Downie | |
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Born | Tong, Lewis, Scotland | 19 January 1778
Died | 11 September 1814 near Plattsburgh, New York | (aged 36)
Buried | Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh 44°41′35.58″N 73°27′33.78″W / 44.6932167°N 73.4593833°W |
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Years of service | c.1790–1814 |
Rank | Captain |
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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]