Hugh Palliser

Hugh Palliser


  • War of the Austrian Succession
    • Battle of Toulon
  • Seven Years' War
    • Battle of the Plains of Abraham
  • American War of Independence
    • Battle of Ushant

Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st Baronet (26 February 1723 – 9 March 1796) was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. During the latter he came into a famous dispute with Augustus Keppel over the Battle of Ushant which led to Palliser being court-martialled, although he was subsequently acquitted.

Read more about Hugh Palliser:  Early Life, Seven Years' War, Governor of Newfoundland and Subsequent Service, Service During The American War of Independence and Controversy With Admiral Keppel, Association With James Cook, Death