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File:Midshipman Augustus Brine.jpg to appear as POTD soon
editHello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Midshipman Augustus Brine.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on July 2, 2017. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2017-07-02. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:33, 17 June 2017 (UTC)
Augustus Brine (1769–1840) as a midshipman in 1782. The son of Admiral James Brine, he joined the Royal Navy at age 13 and served on his father's ship during the American War of Independence. He was commissioned a lieutenant in 1790 and took his first command during the French Revolutionary Wars. Promoted to commander in 1798, he served at the Cape of Good Hope by 1798. His final combat engagement was in the Napoleonic Wars, when he commanded HMS Medway as flag captain to Vice-Admiral Charles Tyler.Painting: John Singleton Copley