Difference between revisions of "Horatio Macshearwater"

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Horatio Macshearwater, a Royal Navy officer, was a captain of the HMS Solitaire, a ship he won in a game of whist with the Dutchman Grissom Turduckensworth.

In 1823, he discovered Dirk Hartog Island.

In 1836, while on a whale-hunting expedition to the Gulf of Mexico, he took command of the Texas navy during the Battle of Matagorda Bay.

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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 ship he won in a game of [[whist]] with the Dutchman [[Grissom Turduckensworth]].
-He was the father of [[Sophocles "Sooty" Macshearwater]].
+In 1823, he discovered [[Dirk Hartog Island]].
+In 1836, while on a [[whale]]-hunting expedition to the [[Gulf of Mexico]], he took command of the [[Texas]] navy during the [[Battle of Matagorda Bay]].
+== Progeny ==
+* He was the father of [[Sophocles "Sooty" Macshearwater]].