Robert Merrick Fowler
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Vice-Admiral Robert Merrick Fowler (1778 ā 25 May 1860) was an officer of the Royal Navy notable for his service as the second-in-command to Matthew Flinders on HMS Investigator from 1801 to 1803 and for his involvement in Battle of Pulo Aura in 1804.
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Robert Merrick Fowler | |
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Born | 1778 Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England |
Died | 25 May 1860 Whitchurch-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1793ā1846 |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Porpoise Sea Fencibles in Ireland HMS Crocus HMS Charybdis HMS Nyaden HMS Conqueror |
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