Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet
Sir Richard John Strachan, 6th Baronet GCB (27 October 1760 – 3 February 1828) was a British officer of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of admiral. Sir Dicky, as his friends referred to him, was the last Chief of Clan Strachan. The Baronetcy became dormant in 1854 as he died without male heir.
Read more about Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet: Childhood, Early Career, First Commands, Off The French Coast, After Trafalgar, Later Career, Later Life and Death, Assessment, Notes
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