Hood Hanway Christian

Hood Hanway Christian was a British naval officer who reached the rank of RearAdmiral. He fought in several naval engagements during the Napoleonic Wars between 1800 and 1814. Later he was Commodore of the naval squadron based on the Cape of Good Hope.

Hood Hanway Christian was born at Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England onJuly 1784, son of Admiral Sir Hugh Cloberry Christian and Anne Leigh. He was commissioned as a Royal Naval officer around 1792, at the age of eight. He commanded a division of boats at the Siege of Genoa onJanuary 1800, and for this was promoted to Lieutenant.

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