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Born on this day 1778.
Vice Admiral, Sir Charles Paget, one of the Pagets of Plas Newydd on Anglesey.
Paget was an active captain of the Royal Navy during The French Revolutionary Wars 1792- 1802 and The Napoleonic Wars 1803–1815. He attained the rank of Vice Admiral in 1837 in charge of North American and West Indian Waters.
His career was also notable for his noble action in saving seven hundred enemy crew members lives when he happened upon a disabled French ship, during a rough storm, towing the stricken ship to safety with his ships anchor.
Paget was MP for Caernarvon Boroughs and appointed Groom of the Bedchamber during the reign of King William IV. Paget died of yellow fever, which is caused by the bite of female mosquitoes, on board HMS Tartarus in 1839.
Born on this day 1778.
Vice Admiral, Sir Charles Paget, one of the Pagets of Plas Newydd on Anglesey.
Paget was an active captain of the Royal Navy during The French Revolutionary Wars 1792- 1802 and The Napoleonic Wars 1803–1815. He attained the rank of Vice Admiral in 1837 in charge of North American and West Indian Waters.
His career was also notable for his noble action in saving seven hundred enemy crew members lives when he happened upon a disabled French ship, during a rough storm, towing the stricken ship to safety with his ships anchor.
Paget was MP for Caernarvon Boroughs and appointed Groom of the Bedchamber during the reign of King William IV. Paget died of yellow fever, which is caused by the bite of female mosquitoes, on board HMS Tartarus in 1839.