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
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