Battle of New Orleans.

Friday, March 1, 2013

Back to Peter Parker: His Family-- Part 2

From Wikipedia.

Peter Parker's, the hero of the HMS Menelaus and died at the the Battle of Slippery Hill in Maryland, mother was the daughter of John Byron (1723-1786), a vice admiral.  He was the father of Peter Parker's mother, who married Peter Parker's son, Christopher Parker, also a vice admiral.

Known as "Foul-weather Jack" for his frequent encounters with bad weather at sea.

He fought in the Seven years War (French and Indian War in North America) and during the American Revolution was commander of the British West Indies fleet which unsuccessfully attacked the French fleet under Comte d'Estrang at the Battle of Grenada.

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