About John Boscawen Savage
Lived 1760 – 1843 (aged 83). John Boscawen Savage was a naval officer.
Major-General Sir John Boscawen Savage (23 February 1760 – 8 March 1843) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines.
Military career Savage was commissioned into the Royal Marines in January 1777. He first saw action at the Great Siege of Gibraltar in 1779 but fought again at the action of 8 January 1780 off Cape Finisterre and at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent later in the month during the Anglo-Spanish War. remaining in that post until shortly before he was promoted to major-general in January 1837.
He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 25 October 1839.
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Who was John Boscawen Savage?
British marine officer, born 1760
When was John Boscawen Savage born?
John Boscawen Savage was born on 23 February 1760 in Hereford.
When did John Boscawen Savage die?
John Boscawen Savage died on 8 March 1843 in Woolwich.
What was John Boscawen Savage's occupation?
John Boscawen Savage was a naval officer.
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