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3 unusual facts about Francis Augustus Collier


Battle of Tysami

Commander Hay ordered that on October 1, the remaining junks be attacked so he sent a letter to Rear Admiral Sir Francis Augustus Collier requesting reinforcements while he prepared for another action with the pirates.

Francis Augustus Collier

The squadron's task was to destroy the pirate bases in the Persian Gulf and simultaneously eliminate the Company's competition in the region.

During the Napoleonic Wars he was engaged in campaigns in the West Indies and in 1819 he commanded an operation against pirates in the Persian Gulf.



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