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Christopher Crackenthorp Askew
Capt. Christopher Crackenthorp Askew (23 May 1782 – 7 December 1848) was a British naval officer who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. Askew was the third surviving son of John Askew of Pallinsburn House, Northumberland, by Bridget, daughter and heiress of John Watson, of Goswick. His uncle was Lieut.-Gen. Sir Henry Askew. Askew entered the Royal Navy on 21 February 1795 and shortly afterwards accompanied a squadron under Sir Home Popham, having for its object the destruction of the locks and sluice-gates of the Bruges canal. He took part in the Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801; assisted at the capture of two privateers, carrying between them 40 guns and 256 men; and, in 1805, accompanied Lord Nelson to the West Indies and back in pursuit of the combined fleets of France and Spain. On 4 February 1805, he appears to have been on board a prize forming part of a convoy under the protection of HMS Arrow (1796), HMS ''Arrow'' and HMS Acheron, HMS ''Acher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Askew
Sir Henry Askew Order of the Bath, KCB (7 May 1775 – 25 June 1847) was an officer of the British Army. He served during the Napoleonic Wars and fought at the Battle of Waterloo. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), lieutenant-general during his career. Biography Askew was born in 1775, the third son of John Askew of Pallinsburn House, Ford, Northumberland, Ford, Northumberland.The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland 1846, accessed May 2009 He joined the army in 1793 as an Ensign (rank), ensign in the Royal Scots, 1st Foot. He served in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, campaigns in Holland and Flanders in 1799, and then in the Walcheren Campaign in 1809. Askew took part in the Peninsula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |