John Borlase Warren
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Admiral of the White Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet was a Royal Navy officer, diplomat and politician who sat in the British House of Commons between 1774 and 1807.
Portrait by John Opie, 1794
Portrait of his daughter, Frances Maria Warren, between c. 1820 and c. 1830
Battle of Tory Island
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The Battle of Tory Island was a naval action of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought on 12 October 1798 between French and British squadrons off the northwest coast of County Donegal, then in the Kin
John Borlase Warren
…5,000 men—sailed from Brest intending to invade Ireland. The plan was frustrated in no small part due to the squadron under his command during the action of 12 October 1798 off Donegal. Warre was promoted to Rear-Admiral of the Blue on 14 February 1799 and again to Rear-Admiral of the White on 1 January 1801. In 1802…
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Wolfe Tone, who was taken prisoner during the battle and committed suicide afterwards