Sir Richard Bickerton, 2nd Baronet
(1759-1832)
Royal Navy admiral
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Sir Richard Hussey Bickerton, 2nd Baronet (11 October 1759 – 9 February 1832) was a British naval officer, who eventually rose to the rank of admiral. He was born in Southampton, the son of Vice-admiral Sir Richard Bickerton and first served aboard HMS Medway in June 1774, in the Mediterranean. His first command came in March 1779 when he was given HM Sloop Swallow as a reward for his part in an engagement with a much larger opponent. Bickerton later joined Rodney's squadron in the West Indies where he took part in the capture of Sint Eustatius in 1781. Making Post on 8 February 1781, He took temporary command of HMS Invincible and fought in her at the Battle of Fort Royal on 29 April 1781.
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11 October 1759
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9 February 1832 (aged 72)
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