Q:Facts: - battles: french on manila action of 28 february 1799 revolutionary wars siege of toulon raid - death date: 25 may 1799 - allegiance: great britain great britain - rank: post captain - birth date: 14 april 1772 - serviceyears: ? & ndash ; 1799 - name: edward cooke - branch: 22px royal navy - death place: calcutta , british india - birth place: harefield , middlesex Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edward cooke -lrb- royal navy officer -rrb- .
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captain edward cooke , -lrb- 14 april 1772 -- 25 may 1799 -rrb- was a royal navy officer of the late eighteenth century who was best known for his service during the french revolutionary wars .cooke gained notoriety in the first year of the war as a junior officer when he was entrusted with the surrender negotiations of the french port city of toulon , cooke 's success under threat of execution led to the british occupation of the city and the ensuing siege of toulon .cooke was promoted for the successful negotiations and given command of the large captured french frigate hms '' sybille '' in the indian ocean in 1798 he led a successful bloodless raid on the port of manila in the spanish philippines and the following year tracked down and engaged the powerful french raiding frigate '' forte '' off the mouth of the hooghly river at the action of 28 february 1799 .in the ensuing battle '' forte '' was captured but cooke was struck by grape shot resulting in a lingering death from his wounds .he eventually died in calcutta on 25 may and was buried with full military honours .