Samuel Hood Hood, 1st26 September 1780
Appointed Rear-Admiral, and sent to the West Indies to act as second in command under Rodney, who knew him personally
Great Britain · Warfare / American War of Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Appointed Rear-Admiral, and sent to the West Indies to act as second in command under Rodney, who knew him personally
Joins Rodney in his flagship Barfleur, and remains in the West Indies or on the coast of North America until the close of the War of American Independence
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