Charles Austen
Rear Admiral Sir Charles John Austen CB (23 June 1779 – 7 October 1852) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and beyond, eventually rising to the rank of rear-admiral.
Read more about Charles Austen: Family and Early Life, Command, Flag Rank and Death, Family and Issue, Footnotes
Famous quotes containing the word austen:
“Where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.”
—Jane Austen (1775–1817)