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Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Baron Ducie (28 March 1739 – 20 August 1808) was a British naval officer who commanded a number of ships before, during and after the American Revolutionary War. He is largely noted for his role as a naval officer during the Revolutionary War at the Battle of Red Bank in 1777 during the Philadelphia campaign on the Delaware River, involving the dual siege of Fort Mifflin and Fort Mercer. During this operation he was commander of the advance fleet on board HMS Augusta in an attempt to clear the way along the Delaware to Philadelphia. His ship ran aground while being pursued by Commodore Hazelwood's fleet when the vessel mysteriously caught fire shortly thereafter and exploded before all of the crew could abandon ship. Reynolds also commanded HMS Jupiter and HMS

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  • Francis Reynolds-Moreton (3e baron Ducie) (fr)
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  • Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 3e baron Ducie (28 mars 1739 - 19 août 1808) est un homme politique britannique et officier de marine. (fr)
  • Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Baron Ducie (28 March 1739 – 20 August 1808) was a British naval officer who commanded a number of ships before, during and after the American Revolutionary War. He is largely noted for his role as a naval officer during the Revolutionary War at the Battle of Red Bank in 1777 during the Philadelphia campaign on the Delaware River, involving the dual siege of Fort Mifflin and Fort Mercer. During this operation he was commander of the advance fleet on board HMS Augusta in an attempt to clear the way along the Delaware to Philadelphia. His ship ran aground while being pursued by Commodore Hazelwood's fleet when the vessel mysteriously caught fire shortly thereafter and exploded before all of the crew could abandon ship. Reynolds also commanded HMS Jupiter and HMS (en)
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  • Francis Reynolds-Moreton (en)
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  • Strangeways, Manchester (en)
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