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About John Forbes
Admiral of the Fleet John Forbes was a Royal Navy officer and politician. After taking part in an expedition to Lisbon to support the Portuguese in the face of a Spanish threat, he saw action as captain of the third-rate HMS Norfolk at the Battle of Toulon during the War of the Austrian Succession. He was one of the few captains who really bore down on the enemy.
Everything about John Forbes →- Occupation
- naval officer, politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, First Sea Lord
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- July 17, 1714
- Died
- March 10, 1796