Captain Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Baron Ducie was a Royal Navy officer and politician who represented Lancaster in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1784 to 1785. He is best known for his
Portrait by Philip Jean
1758 portrait of Reynolds by Sir Joshua Reynolds
The action of 4 February 1781, at which Reynolds commanded the victorious British
HMS Augusta (1763)
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HMS Augusta was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 13 July 1763 by shipbuilding contractors Thomas Stanton and William Wells at Rotherhithe, London, and completed on 1
Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Baron Ducie
…War. Reynolds fought at the 1777 Battle of Red Bank during the Philadelphia campaign. During the battle, he was commander of a British squadron onboard HMS Augusta in an attempt to clear the way along the Delaware River to Philadelphia. His ship ran aground while being pursued by American Commodore John Hazelwood's…
Augusta (first from right) at the action off Mud Fort, 15 November 1777