serviceyears branch commands death_date birth_place allegiance battles birth_date rank article_title name
1793 -- 1846 23px royal navy '' porpoise '' , hms '' crocus '' c. 1850 horncastle , lincolnshire , england united kingdom united kingdom battle of pulo aura 1778 rear admiral robert merrick fowler
 rear admiral robert merrick fowler
robert merrick fowler

rear admiral robert merrick fowler -lrb- 1778 - c. 1850 -rrb- was an officer of the royal navy notable for his service as the second-in-command to matthew flinders on hm sloop '' investigator '' from 1801 to 1803 and for his involvement in battle of pulo aura in 1804 .
