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Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet

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Royal Navy admiral

Lived 1760 to 1828 · aged 67
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Admiral Sir Richard John Strachan, 6th Baronet, GCB was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of admiral. "Sir Dicky", as his friends referred to him, was the last chief of Clan Strachan.

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The Battle of Cape Ortegal, in which Strachan completed the destruction of the French fleet at TrafalgarThe Battle of Cape Ortegal, in which Strachan completed the destruction of the French fleet at Trafalgar

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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

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Admiral Sir Richard John Strachan, 6th Baronet, GCB was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of admiral. "Sir Dicky", as his friends referred to him, was the last chief of Clan Strachan. His baronetcy became dormant in 1854 as he died without a male heir.

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Lived 1760 to 1828 · aged 67
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