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About William Augustus Montagu
Vice-Admiral Sir William Augustus Montagu was a senior officer of the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who served in a number of sea battles and was also in command of the naval brigade in the brief land campaign to capture Île de France in 1810. During his service he was present at the capture of numerous French frigates and later served in the War of 1812. After the end of the Napoleonic Wars he remained in service and commanded several ships in the Mediterranean before he retired from active service in 1837. He remained a commissioned officer and later rose through the ranks to become a vice-admiral. For his services he was knighted in the Royal Guelphic Order and made a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
Everything about William Augustus Montagu →- Occupation
- politician, naval officer
- Position held
- member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- December 4, 1785
- Died
- March 6, 1852