George Cranfield Berkeley
British admiral and politician
Died when: 64 years 199 days (774 months)Star Sign: Leo
Admiral Sir George Cranfield Berkeley GCB (10 August 1753 – 25 February 1818) was a British Royal Navy officer.An admiral, he was highly popular yet controversial in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Britain.
Serving on several ships, Berkeley saw action at all three Battles of Ushant, commanded fleets in the West Indies and off Ireland and governed the supply routes to Portugal and Spain which kept Wellington's armies in the field during the Peninsular War.
He also enjoyed an extensive political career, reforming military practices in Britain and participating in several prominent scandals including feuds with Charles James Fox and Hugh Palliser.
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