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| − | '''Horatio Macshearwater''', a Royal Navy officer, was a captain of the [[Solitaire|HMS Solitaire]], a position he won in a game of whist. While on a whale-hunting expedition to the [[Gulf of Mexico]] in 1836, he took command of the Texas navy during the [[Battle of Matagorda Bay]]. | + | '''Horatio Macshearwater''', a Royal Navy officer, was a captain of the [[Solitaire|HMS Solitaire]], a position he won in a game of whist. While on a [[whale]]-hunting expedition to the [[Gulf of Mexico]] in 1836, he took command of the [[Texas]] navy during the [[Battle of Matagorda Bay]]. |
He was the father of [[Sophocles "Sooty" Macshearwater]]. | He was the father of [[Sophocles "Sooty" Macshearwater]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:56, 22 March 2011
Horatio Macshearwater, a Royal Navy officer, was a captain of the HMS Solitaire, a position he won in a game of whist. While on a whale-hunting expedition to the Gulf of Mexico in 1836, he took command of the Texas navy during the Battle of Matagorda Bay.
He was the father of Sophocles "Sooty" Macshearwater.
