"1776"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "Hugh Downman (c. 1765 \u2013 4 January 1858) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of admiral. Downman spent most of the American War of Independence as a midshipman, with a spell in French captivity after his ship was wrecked off the coast of Ushant while chasing an enemy frigate. He was promoted to lieutenant shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars and served with distinction during operations in the Mediterranean. Downman served under several Admirals, and fought with Jervis at Battle of Cape St Vincent. Shortly after the battle he was rewarded with his own command, going on to capture several privateers and fighting off an attack by a larger vessel. Promoted to post-captain and given a frigate to command, he operated in the Mediterranean and performed services for the nobles and monarchs of the Italian states. Downman went on to command several ships of the line, often as a flag-captain, and took part in the capture of the Cape Colony and operations on the R\u00EDo de la Plata. Left without active employment after the end of the wars with France, he briefly returned to service in 1824. before being promoted to flag rank the following year. Downman continued to rise through the ranks, reaching the rank of full admiral before his death in 1858."@en . . . . . "Hugh Downman"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Ireland" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "c. 1765"@en . . . "*American War of Independence\n**Relief of Gibraltar\n*French Revolutionary Wars\n**Occupation of Toulon\n**Naval Battle of Hy\u00E8res Islands\n**Battle of Cape St Vincent\n*Napoleonic Wars\n**British invasions of the R\u00EDo de la Plata"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Hugh Downman, n\u00E9 vers 1765 \u00E0 Plympton et mort le 4 janvier 1858 \u00E0 Hambledon, est un amiral de la Royal Navy. Il a particip\u00E9 \u00E0 la guerre d'ind\u00E9pendance des \u00C9tats-Unis, aux guerres de la R\u00E9volution fran\u00E7aise et aux guerres napol\u00E9oniennes."@fr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "17462"^^ . "Hugh Downman"@fr . . . "Hugh Downman"@en . "Hugh Downman, n\u00E9 vers 1765 \u00E0 Plympton et mort le 4 janvier 1858 \u00E0 Hambledon, est un amiral de la Royal Navy. Il a particip\u00E9 \u00E0 la guerre d'ind\u00E9pendance des \u00C9tats-Unis, aux guerres de la R\u00E9volution fran\u00E7aise et aux guerres napol\u00E9oniennes."@fr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1776"^^ . . "25481830"^^ . "22"^^ . . . . "1858-01-04"^^ . "Hugh Downman (c. 1765 \u2013 4 January 1858) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of admiral. Left without active employment after the end of the wars with France, he briefly returned to service in 1824. before being promoted to flag rank the following year. Downman continued to rise through the ranks, reaching the rank of full admiral before his death in 1858."@en . . . . "1050981956"^^ . . . . . "Hugh Downman"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1776"^^ .