Benjamin Archer (d.1795)

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Benjamin Archer

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service15.3.1777CSORN
Last Known Service1796CSORN
Date of Death1795

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
15.3.1777		Lieutenant	CSORN
1.11.1780	31.1.1781	Tobago (16) 1779-1783 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
31.1.1781		Commander	CSORN
31.1.1781	18.6.1781	Tobago (16) 1779-1783 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/428 Issued by Sir Peter ParkerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799 , Jamaica Confirmed 21.3.1782	BWAS-1714
18.6.1781		Captain	CSORN
18.6.1781	16.8.1783	Unicorn (20) 1781-1787 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/527 Issued by Sir Peter ParkerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799 , Jamaica Confirmed 15.10.1782	BWAS-1714
12.1794	7.1795	Isis (50) 1774-1810 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
7.1795	1796	Ganges (74) 1782-1816 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
26.4.1796	24.5.1796	Capture of St Lucia

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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