Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet
Military Person
1755 – 1824
Who was Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet?
Admiral Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet, KCB, was a long-serving and at time controversial officer of the British Royal Navy who saw extensive service in his career but also courted controversy with several of his actions.
Bertie won recognition for unsuccessfully defending his ship against superior odds in the American Revolutionary War. He was later criticised however for failing to close with the enemy at the Glorious First of June and later for pulling rank on a subordinate officer just days before the capture of the French island of Mauritius and taking credit for the victory. Despite these controversies, Bertie was rewarded for his service with a baronetcy and the Order of the Bath, retiring in 1813 to his country estate at Donnington, Berkshire.
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- Born
- Jan 20, 1755
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Feb 24, 1824
Donnington
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on July 23, 2013
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