Philip Beaver | |
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Born | 28 February 1766 Lewknor, Oxfordshire |
Died | 5 April 1813 Aboard HMS Nisus, Table Bay, South Africa | (aged 47)
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1777 – 1813 |
Rank | Captain |
Commands | HMS Barfleur HMS Déterminée HMS Acasta HMS Nisus |
Battles / wars | Battle of Ushant Siege of Genoa Invasion of Java |
Awards | Order of the Crescent |
Philip Beaver (28 February 1766 – 5 April 1813) was an officer of the Royal Navy, serving during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He played a varied and active role in several notable engagements, and served under a number of the most notable figures of the Navy of the age.