James Richard Dacres was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the Seven Years' War, the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He eventually rose
Vice Admiral James Richard Dacres cropped
Vice-Admiral Thomas Pringle was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
James Richard Dacres (Royal Navy officer, born 1749)
…Sir Charles Douglas to lead a naval detachment to Lake Champlain. There he took command of the 12-gun schooner Carleton, which formed part of Captain Thomas Pringle's flotilla. He took part in the Battle of Valcour Island on 11 October 1776 and after the victory General Guy Carleton sent Dacres back to Britain with…
Rear Admiral Thomas Pringle