Richard Pearson Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Richard Pearson, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

6 records1758–18005 events4 places

Chronological biography

1758

Battle of Bengal21 April 1758

Warfare / Seven Years War · Bengal

Takes part in the Battle of Bengal

1759

Battle of Pondicherry10 September 1759

Warfare / Seven Years War · Pondicherry

Takes part in the Battle of Pondicherry

1762

Capture of Manila5 October 1762

Warfare / Seven Years War · Manila

Takes part in the capture of Manila

1773

Captain1773

Warfare / Military · Captain

Appointed Captain

1778

Captain1778

Warfare / Military · Captain of Serapis

Appointed Captain of HMS Serapis

1800

Lieutenant1800

Warfare / Military · Lieutenant Governor · Greenwich

Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Greenwich Hospital

Titles and roles

Captain · Captain of Serapis · Lieutenant Governor

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.