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Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth


 

Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (April 9, 1757January 23, 1833) was a British naval officer. He fought during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary, and the Napoleonic Wars.

Childhood

Pellew was born at Dover, but grew up in Penzance and attended Truro Grammar School. He was a pugnacious youth, which did not endear him to his headmaster. He ran away to sea at the age of 14, but soon deserted because of unfair treatment to another midshipman.

Related Topics:
Dover - Penzance - Truro

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