Captain Joseph Nourse CB (23 June 1779 – 4 September 1824) was a Royal Navy officer who became commander-in-chief of the Cape of Good Hope Station.
Joseph Nourse | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 June 1779 |
| Died | 4 September 1824 Mauritius |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1793–1824 |
| Rank | Post captain |
| Commands | Cape of Good Hope Station |
| Battles / wars | War of 1812 |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Naval career
editNourse joined the Royal Navy in 1793 and, having been promoted, to captain, was given command of the frigate HMS Fridericksteen.[1] He transferred to the command of the fourth-rate HMS Severn and took part in the capture and burning of Washington on 24 August 1814 during the War of 1812.[2] He became commander-in-chief of the Cape of Good Hope Station in 1822, engaged with combating the slave trade, before dying of malaria in Mauritius in 1824.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australia, Volume 21". Kingsbury, Parbury and Allen. 1826.
- ^ "Historical papers". University of Witwatersrand. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ Hiscocks, Richard (17 January 2016). "Cape Commander-in-Chief 1795-1852". morethannelson.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Walker, Eric Anderson (1963). The Cambridge History of the British Empire. CUP Archive. p. 879.