About John Owen
Lived 1777 – 1857 (aged 79–80). John Owen was a military personnel.
Lieutenant-General Sir John Owen, (c. 1777–1857) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines.
Military career Owen was commissioned into the Royal Marines. He commanded a marine battalion which repulsed an enemy force four times its size near San Sebastián in Spain in March 1836 during the First Carlist War. He became Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in November 1836,
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Who was John Owen?
Royal Marines officer
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John Owen was born in 1777.
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John Owen died in 1857.
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John Owen was a military personnel.
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