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2 unusual facts about Edward Codrington


Edward Codrington

He then attacked but failed to capture the Spanish flagship Principe de Asturias before moving on to the Intrepide, the only ship of the northern division to return.

Afterwards, he intervened on a political level to stop Captain General de Lacy disarming the local Catalan Somaténs (militias).


Codrington baronets

Sir Edward Codrington, son of Edward Codrington, younger brother of Christopher Bethell-Codrington, was an Admiral in the Royal Navy and a hero of the Battle of Trafalgar.


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