About James Lillicrap
Lived 1770 – 1851 (aged 80–81). James Lillicrap was a British naval officer.
Rear-Admiral James Lillicrap (died 9 July 1851) was a Royal Navy officer who became commander-in-chief of the Cape of Good Hope Station.
Naval career Lillicrap joined the Royal Navy in September 1780. He saw action at the Second Battle of Algeciras in July 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars and commanded the sloop HMS Dispatch at the Battle of Copenhagen in August 1807 during the Gunboat War. and, after commanding the third-rate HMS Gloucester from October 1823 to March 1824, became Captain-Superintendent at Portsmouth in April 1830 before retiring in June 1833.
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Who was James Lillicrap?
British Royal Navy officer (1770-1851)
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James Lillicrap was born in 1770.
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James Lillicrap died on 9 July 1851.
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James Lillicrap was a naval officer.
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