Printed memorial to Robert Faulknor, by H. D. Gardner, published 1795 (after James Roberts)
Born
1763 Northampton
Died
1795 Off Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Navy
Years of service
1777–1795
Rank
Captain
Commands held
Pluto, Zebra, Rose, Blanche
Battles/wars
American War of Independence, West Indies theatre of the War of the First Coalition
Relations
Jonathan Faulknor the elder (brother)
Robert Faulknor the younger (1763–1795) was an 18th-century Royal Navy officer, part of the Faulknor naval dynasty. He was court-martialled (but acquitted) and died in an action off Guadeloupe in the eastern Caribbean Sea.
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