Charles John Moore Mansfield

Captain Charles John Moore Mansfield (1760-1813) was a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. Unlike many of his dashing companions of this period, Mansfield is notable for his reticent social life which contrasted sharply with his dashing and action-filled military career.

Read more about Charles John Moore Mansfield:  Early Life, American Revolutionary War, Peacetime and Marriage, French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars, Illness and Death, Further Reading

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