About Joseph Nourse
Lived 1779 – 1824 (aged 45). Joseph Nourse was a British naval officer.
Captain Joseph Nourse CB (23 June 1779 – 4 September 1824) was a Royal Navy officer who became commander-in-chief of the Cape of Good Hope Station.
Naval career Nourse joined the Royal Navy in 1793 and, having been promoted, to captain, was given command of the frigate HMS Fridericksteen. He transferred to the command of the fourth-rate HMS Severn and took part in the capture and burning of Washington on 24 August 1814 during the War of 1812. He became commander-in-chief of the Cape of Good Hope Station in 1822, engaged with combating the slave trade, before dying of malaria in Mauritius in 1824.
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Who was Joseph Nourse?
Royal Navy Officer (1779–1824)
When was Joseph Nourse born?
Joseph Nourse was born on 23 June 1779.
When did Joseph Nourse die?
Joseph Nourse died on 4 September 1824 in Mauritius.
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Joseph Nourse was a naval officer.
What nationality was Joseph Nourse?
Joseph Nourse was British.
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