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William Wolseley

William Wolseley was born at Annapolis Royal, the son of an officer of the garrison. He entered the Royal Navy in 1769, and served with distinction in the Indian Ocean and in the Mediterranean, where he led the landing party which captured the tower at Mortella in 1794. Promoted to rear-admiral in 1804, Wolseley retired the following year, although he continued to advance, by regular gradation, to the rank of admiral in 1819. In 1842 he died in London, the result of the reopening of a wound received sixty years earlier in Ceylon.

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William Wolseley

Fils d’un officier de garnison, William Wolseley naquit à Annapolis Royal. Entre dans la marine royale en 1769, il se distingua dans l’océan Indien et la Méditerrainée, où il dirigea la compagnie de débarquement qui captura la tour a Mortello en 1794. Promu contre amiral en 1804, il se retira l’année suivante, mais continua de monter régulièrenebt en grade jusqu’au rang d’amiral, qu’il obtint en 1819. Il mourut à Londres en 1842, des suites de la récouverture d’une blessure reçue soixante ands plus tôt au Ceylon.

Location: path at corner of St. Anthony and St. George St., Annapolis Royal
Emplacement : sentier à l'angle des rues Anthony et St. George, Annapolis Royal
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 44.742649, -65.518769
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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