Sir Edward Codrington

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Sir Edward Codrington was a distinguished British Royal Navy admiral best known for his role as a commander at the Battle of Navarino during the Greek War of Independence.

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instanceOf Royal Navy officer
human
allegiance Great Britain
United Kingdom
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Order of St. Louis
Order of the Redeemer
battle Battle of Navarino
Battle of Trafalgar
birthDate 1770-04-27
burialPlace St Peter’s Church, Dyrham
causeOfDeath natural causes
child Henry John Codrington
Sir William Codrington
conflict Greek War of Independence
Napoleonic Wars
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
deathDate 1851-04-28
education Royal Naval Academy, Portsmouth
electedIn 1832
1835
familyName Codrington
givenName Edward
honorificPrefix Sir
memberOf British House of Commons
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Admiral
name Sir Edward Codrington
nationality British
notableEvent Led combined British-French-Russian fleet at Navarino
notableWork Command at the Battle of Navarino
occupation admiral
naval officer
placeOfBirth Dodington, Gloucestershire
placeOfDeath Eaton Square, London
positionHeld Commander-in-chief, Mediterranean Fleet
Member of Parliament for Devonport
religion Church of England
serviceEnd 1845
serviceStart 1783
shipCommanded HMS Asia
HMS Orion
side United Kingdom
spouse Jane Hall

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Operations in the Peninsular War author Sir Edward Codrington
Jane Hall spouse Sir Edward Codrington
HMS Albion navalCommanderAtBattleOfNavarino Sir Edward Codrington
Sir Edward Codrington name Sir Edward Codrington