How to Pronounce William Pierrepont (Royal Navy officer)
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Mar 01, 1766 Uffington, England, United Kingdom Died on 07 Aug 1813 (aged 47)
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About William Pierrepont Royal Navy Officer
- Rear-Admiral William Pierrepont (March 1766 – 7 August 1813) was a Royal Navy officer of the late eighteenth century who is best known for his service in the French Revolutionary Wars as a commander of the frigate HMS Naiad, in which he commanded the British squadron at the Action of 16 October 1799 off Vigo, in which one of the largest hauls of prize money ever captured was distributed following the seizure of a Spanish treasure convoy.
- Pierrepont's career was later hindered by poor health, although he served in large warships though much of the Napoleonic Wars.
