Charles Fielding
Royal navy officer (1738–1783) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Fielding (also known as Charles Feilding; 2 July 1738 – 11 January 1783) was a British naval officer who was the initiator of the Affair of Fielding and Bylandt in the run-up to the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. He attained the "rank" of Commodore and died of gangrene after being wounded in action during the Battle of Cape Spartel, commanding HMS Ganges.
Not to be confused with Charles Fielding (1863–1941).
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Charles Fielding | |
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Born | (1738-07-02)July 2, 1738 |
Died | January 11, 1783(1783-01-11) (aged 44) |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary war
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