George Blagdon Westcott | |
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Born | fl. 24 April 1753 Honiton, Devon |
Died | 1 August 1798 Aboukir Bay Egypt |
Allegiance | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1765/8 – 1798 |
Rank | Captain |
Commands | HMS Fortune HMS London HMS Impregnable HMS Majestic |
Battles/wars |
George Blagdon Westcott (fl. 24 April 1753 – 1 August 1798) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American Revolutionary and the French Revolutionary Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Captain. He was one of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson's Band of Brothers at the Battle of the Nile in 1798, in which battle he was killed.