George Miller Bligh (1780-1834)

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George Miller Bligh

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1780E-WIKI
First Known Service1794E-WIKI
FatherE-WIKI
WifeCatherine HaynesE-WIKI
Last Known Service7.1816E-WIKI
Date of Death14.11.1834 - Millbrook, Southampton ref:768

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1794		Entered the Navy	E-WIKI
1794	6.11.1794	Alexander (74) 1778-1794 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Midshipman	E-WIKI
6.11.1794		Taken prisoner by the French	E-WIKI
1795		Escaped from captivity	E-WIKI
6.3.1801		Lieutenant	CSORN
6.3.1801	1802	Endymion (44) 1797-1868 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Lieutenant	E-WIKI
1804	21.10.1805	Victory (100) 1765-2019 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line , Lieutenant	E-WIKI
21.10.1805		Battle of Trafalgar
25.1.1806		Commander	CSORN
25.1.1806	12.1808	Pylades (16) 1794-1815 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
27.12.1808		Captain	CSORN
27.12.1808	10.1809	Glatton (44) 1795-1830 British 44 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
14.2.1811	31.8.1812	Acorn (18) 1807-1819 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
1814	7.1816	Araxes (36) 1813-1817 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer	E-WIKI
2.12.1817		Married Catherine	E-WIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:768 Digital Book

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Monday 8th of June 2026 17:20	F.F.	British First Rate ship of the line 'Britannia' (1762) (100) 1762-1825 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1812 Renamed "Princess Royal" 1812 Renamed "Saint George" 1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
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Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:37	Jon Miller	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Pembroke' (1733) (60) 1733-1749 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:33	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate ship 'Mercury' (1745) (20) 1745-1753 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship

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