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Apr 20, 1767 Bishopsbourne, England, United Kingdom Died on 23 May 1833 (aged 66)
British Royal Navy officer
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About Edward Foote
- Vice-Admiral Sir Edward James Foote, KCB (20 April 1767 – 23 May 1833) was a prominent Royal Navy officer during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
- He served on a number of ships and at several actions, but is best known for becoming caught up in the aftermath of the collapse of the Parthenopean Republic at Naples in 1799.
- Foote had already signed a convention with rebel leaders assuring their safety when he was overruled by Lord Nelson.
- As a result, most of the rebels, including women, were executed.
- Nelson was heavily criticised for his role in the executions, but Foote failed to protest the decision until many years later, once Nelson was dead.
- This overshadowed his career and he did not serve in a position of responsibility again.
- He commanded the royal yacht during most of the Napoleonic Wars, and although he was knighted and continued to rise through the ranks post-war he did not see active service.
- He died in 1833 in Southampton.
