Admiral George Losack (died 19 September 1829) was an officer of the British

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who saw service in the

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the French Revolutionary and

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. Losack commanded the

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HMS ''Termagant'' in the Caribbean during the late stages of the American Revolutionary War and was promoted to

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during the

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of 1790. In 1796 he took command of the 50-gun

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HMS ''Jupiter'' and joined the squadron at the

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, assisting in the surrender of a Dutch squadron at the

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. He was still at the station in November 1798 when Captain

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died, leaving Losack as senior and thus ''de facto'' commanding officer. This status was lost on the arrival in 1799 of Admiral Sir Roger Curtis. After the

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''Jupiter'' returned to Britain and was paid off. On the commencement of the Napoleonic Wars Losack returned to service as captain of the 98-gun

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HMS ''Prince George''. He was subsequently promoted to rear-admiral in 1808, vice-admiral in 1813 and full admiral in 1825 without returning to active service. he died in

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in September 1829.

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