Richard Darton Thomas
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Admiral Richard Darton Thomas was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and went on to become Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in the
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Pacific Station
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The Pacific Station was created in 1837 as one of the geographical military formations into which the Royal Navy divided its worldwide responsibilities. The South America Station was split into the Pa
Richard Darton Thomas
…1777 – 21 August 1857) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and went on to become Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in the 1840s. Thomas was born in Saltash, Cornwall, and entered the Navy on 26 May 1790, just before his 13th birthday, as a captain's servant aboard…
The capture of USS Essex by Phoebe and Cherub off Valparaíso, 28 March 1814
An 1830 illustration of Valparaíso Bay shows a mix of commercial and military vessels
Unknown Monmouth-class cruiser in Esquimalt Harbour, 1906
The British Arch, erected in 1911 on Brazil Avenue in Valparaíso, commemorates Lord Cochrane, Robert Simpson, and other founders of the Chilean Navy