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John Perkins

naval officer

John Perkins

British Royal Navy officer (died 1812)

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About John Perkins

Captain John Perkins, nicknamed Jack Punch, was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The first Black officer in the British navy, he rose from obscurity to enjoy a successful naval career in which he captured at least 315 enemy ships.

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Occupation: naval officer
Died: January 27, 1812

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