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unusual facts about Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport



Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport

On 23 June 1795, with his flag in HMS Queen Charlotte (100), he fought the inconclusive Battle of Groix against the French under Rear Admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse off the Île de Groix and captured three ships.

Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport

He is a descendant of William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson, elder brother of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté.

They married at the church of St John the Baptist, Charlton Park, Malmesbury on 8 June 2013: guests included Princess Michael of Kent, Tom Parker Bowles.

Battle of the Raz de Sein

On 12 April 1798 the British blockade fleet under the command of Admiral Lord Bridport sailed from its winter anchorage at St Helens on the Isle of Wight for the Breton coast.

The British blockade fleet under Admiral Lord Bridport had sailed from St Helens on 12 April and on the morning of 21 April was crossing the Iroise Passage when sails were spotted to the east.


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