Robert (Roman) Crown | |
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Born | Perth, Scotland | 21 December 1753
Died | 21 April 1841 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | (aged 87)
Allegiance | Great Britain Russian Empire |
Service | Royal Navy Imperial Russian Navy |
Years of service | 1788–1831 (Russia) |
Rank | Lieutenant (Britain) Admiral (Russia) |
Battles / wars | American Revolutionary War Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) Napoleonic Wars |
Awards | Order of St. Vladimir (3rd degree) Order of St. George |
Roman (Robert) Vasilievich Crown (Russian: Роман Васильевич Кроун); (21 December 1753 [O.S. 1 January 1754], near Perth, Scotland – 21 April [O.S. 3 May] 1841, Saint Petersburg) was a navy officer in British and Russian service. In the later he eventually became an Admiral and served in the Russo-Swedish War and the Napoleonic Wars.