About Christopher Wyvill
Lived 1792 – 1863 (aged 70–71). Christopher Wyvill was a British naval officer.
Rear-Admiral Christopher Wyvill (6 May 1792 – 29 January 1863) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Africa from 1849 to 1853.
Naval career Wyvill joined the Royal Navy on 25 October 1805. He saw action at Grabusa in 1828 during the Greek War of Independence. Promoted to captain on 22 February 1832, he was given command of the sixth-rate, , in 1841 and went on to serve as Commander-in-Chief, Africa from 1849 to 1853 and Superintendent of the Chatham Dockyard from 1854 to 1856.
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Who was Christopher Wyvill?
English naval officer (1792-1863)
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Christopher Wyvill was born in 1792.
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Christopher Wyvill died in 1863.
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Christopher Wyvill was a naval officer.
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