Yorke Sir Joseph Sydney 1768-1831 Entered The Navy In 1780 In


1781 joined the Duke and later the Formidable, both under Sir

Charles Douglas. In 1785 served on the flagship of Commodore John Elliot

on the Newfoundland station, and afterwards on the Adamant under Sir

Richard Hughes at Halifax. In 1789 lieutenant; in 1790 commander; in

1793 captain; in 1810 a lord of the Admiralty. Sent to Lisbon in 1811

with reinforcements, the arrival of which compelled the French under

Massena to retreat from Torres Vedras. In 1814 vice-admiral; and

admiral, 1830. =Index=: (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Recommends Haldimand and Bouquet for

command in America, 9-10; Haldimand's description of, 327; Haldimand

visits, 337. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog.



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