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Jervis, Sir John

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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An English admiral, born in Staffordshire; entered the navy at 10, rose to be Rear-Admiral of the White in 1790; his great feat his defeat of the Spanish fleet of 27 ships with one of 15 ships off St. Vincent in 1797, in consequence of which he was raised to the peerage as Earl St. Vincent; was buried in St. Paul's, London (1734-1823).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Jervis, Sir John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​j/jervis-sir-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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