Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet
Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet was born on January 20, 1755. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet
Admiral Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet, (20 January 1755 – 24 February 1824) was a long-serving and at the time controversial officer of the Royal Navy who saw extensive service in his career, but also courted controversy with several of his actions. Bertie won recognition for unsuccessfully defending his ship against superior odds in the American Revolutionary War. He was later criticised however for failing to close with the enemy at the Glorious First of June and later superseding a subordinate officer just days before the capture of the French island of Mauritius and taking credit for…