Robert Stopford (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral The Honourable Sir Robert Stopford GCB, GCMG (5 February 1768 – 25 June 1847), was a distinguished officer in the Royal Navy whose career spanned over 60 years, from the French Revolutionary Wars to the Syrian War.
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