The Viscount Bridport | |
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Born | 2 December 1726 |
Died | 2 May 1814 | (aged 87)
Allegiance | Great Britain |
Service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1741–1800 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | HMS Prince HMS Minerva HMS Africa HMS Robust Channel Fleet |
Battles / wars | Seven Years' War American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars |
Awards | Knight of the Order of the Bath Large Naval Gold Medal |
Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, KB (2 December 1726 – 2 May 1814), of Cricket St Thomas, Somerset, was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.