From Wikipedia.
Peter Parker's grandfather (father's father) was Sir Peter Parker, 1st baronet, a British Naval admiral (1721-1811) He was probably born in Ireland and made a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1743 and captain by 1747. In 1761, he commanded the HMS Buckingham.
During the American Revolution he was sent to South Carolina to aide the loyalists and while commanding the HMS Bristol, June 28, 1776, led the naval attack on what later became Fort Moultrie at Charleston, SC.
Later he was involved in the capture of New York City and Newport, Rhode Island
While commanding the Bristol he acted as patron on friend of Horatio Nelson and was Chief Mouner at Nelson's funeral in 1806.
That's British Navy Royalty. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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