John Besly (d.1823)

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Jean-Louis PestelFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1793
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Le Cornélie (24) 1794-1797
French 24 Gun
6th Rate Frigate (Corvettes de Charge)
1795 Renamed "Calliope"
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Le Républicain (24) 1794-1799
French 24 Gun
6th Rate Corvette
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Pierre Dieudonné JaunezFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1806-1812
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Le Cygne (16) 1806-1808
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
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Jean-Baptiste LefebvreFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1804
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Endymion (16) 1805-1814
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
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Fanfaron (16) 1804-1809
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
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Le Curieux (16) 1800-1804
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
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John Besly

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service31.7.1782CSORN
Last Known Service16.12.1792CSORN
Date of Death1.1823CSORN

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
31.7.1782		Lieutenant	CSORN
31.7.1782	13.3.1783	Britannia (Unknown) 1776-1783 British Unknown Gun Hired Tender , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/162 Issued by Robert DigbyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1752-1805 , North America Confirmed 14.11.1783	ADM 6/23
1.4.1791	2.9.1791	Cambridge (80) 1755-1808 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/114	ADM 6/24
3.9.1791	14.9.1791	Saint George (98) 1785-1811 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/133	ADM 6/24
15.9.1791	16.12.1792	Saint George (98) 1785-1811 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/135	ADM 6/24

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