The Viscount Exmouth | |
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Born | Dover, England | 19 April 1757
Died | 23 January 1833 Teignmouth, Devon, England | (aged 75)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1770–1820 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Mediterranean Fleet Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth |
Battles / wars | American War of Independence French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Second Barbary War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Relations | Israel Pellew (brother) |
Admiral Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, GCB (19 April 1757 – 23 January 1833) was a British naval officer. He fought during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars. His younger brother Israel Pellew also pursued a naval career.