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Geoffrey Hornby

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British admiral; (1825-1895)

Lived 1825 to 1895 · aged 70
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby GCB was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer, he saw action at the capture of Acre in November 1840 during the Egyptian-Ottoman War.

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Map of the proposed boundaries between the United States and Canada around the San Juan Islands during the Pig WarMap of the proposed boundaries between the United States and Canada around the San Juan Islands during the Pig WarThe frigate HMS Liverpool, Hornby's flagship as Commander-in-Chief of the Flying SquadronThe frigate HMS Liverpool, Hornby's flagship as Commander-in-Chief of the Flying SquadronLordington House, Hornby's home in West SussexLordington House, Hornby's home in West Sussex

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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby GCB was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer, he saw action at the capture of Acre in November 1840 during the Egyptian-Ottoman War. As a captain, he was assigned to Vancouver Island with a naval brigade where he found a unit of United States troops ready to take over the San Juan Islands in a dispute that became known as the Pig War. Hornby used his powers of diplomacy to facilitate a peaceful handover of the islands to the United States.

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Lived 1825 to 1895 · aged 70
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