naval officer
British Royal Navy officer (1769-1851)
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Admiral Sir John Talbot GCB was a Royal Navy officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in which he fought at several prominent single-ship actions, all of which were successful. Later, during the War of 1812, Talbot was engaged in blockading the Connecticut coast and following the war retired to his country seat, never returning to service.
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