Henry Harvey

Sir Henry Harvey
Admiral Sir Henry Harvey, engraved by Samuel Freeman c. 1810
BornBef. 4 Aug 1737
Eythorne, Kent
Died28 December 1810
Walmer, Kent
Allegiance Great Britain
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1751 to 1801
RankRoyal Navy admiral
CommandsHMS Magdalen
HMS Swift
HMS Martin
HMS Squirrel
HMS Convert
HMS Pegasus
HMS Rose
HMS Alfred
HMS Colossus
HMS Ramillies
HMS Prince of Wales
Leeward Islands Station
Battles/wars
AwardsKnight Companion of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Henry Harvey KB (Bef. 4 Aug 1737 – 28 December 1810) was a long-serving officer of the British Royal Navy during the second half of the eighteenth century. Harvey participated in numerous naval operations and actions and especially distinguished himself at the Glorious First of June in command of HMS Ramillies. His career took him all over the world, particularly on the North American station and in the West Indies where he commanded numerous ships and, later in his career, squadrons during the course of three different wars. Harvey was a member of a distinguished naval family, his brother was killed in action in 1794, three of his sons entered the navy and one of them was later raised to admiral himself.


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