Joseph Nourse (Royal Navy officer)
Joseph Nourse | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 June 1779 |
| Died | 4 September 1824 Mauritius |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1793–1824 |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Commands held | Cape of Good Hope Station |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Commodore 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.
Naval career
Nourse 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
- ^ "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. "Cape Commander-in-Chief 1795-1852". morethannelson.com. morethannelson.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Walker, Eric Anderson (1963). The Cambridge History of the British Empire. CUP Archive. p. 879. Retrieved 19 November 2016.