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Rear Admiral of the White, C in C Downs
Ship: Leopard, 50
Promoted Captain - 1781
Promoted Admiral - 1801
Admiral Billy Douglas (1750-1817) commanded H.M.S.Stately in
the British squadron at the Cape of Good Hope in 1796.
I am advised that his father is Patrick Douglas,
b. 18 Mar 1722, Fowlis Easter, Perthshire, Scotland, and he has
children,
Lt Billy Douglas, of the sloop Antigua (12 guns), captured the
American privateer, Blacksnake (12 guns, 60 men) after a very severe
action, and was promoted. (possibly in 1777)
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