Frederick Lewis Maitland (Royal Navy Rear-admiral)
Rear Admiral Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland, KCB (7 September 1777 – 30 November 1839) was an officer in the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He rose to the rank of rear admiral and held a number of commands. The most famous event of his career occurred when Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered to him aboard HMS Bellerophon, marking the final end of the Napoleonic Wars.
Read more about Frederick Lewis Maitland (Royal Navy Rear-admiral): Family and Early Life, Promotion To Lieutenant, A Spell in Captivity and First Commands, Further Action, Aboard The Bellerophon, Maitland and Napoleon, Royal Duties and Rise To Rear Admiral, Indian Service, Death
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