serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards birth_date rank article_title name
1784 to 1815 22px royal navy lyme regis , dorset 7 july 1851 malahide , dublin united kingdom united kingdom knight grand cross of the order of the bath c. 1769 royal navy admiral john talbot -lrb- royal navy officer -rrb-
 sir john talbot
john talbot -lrb- royal navy officer -rrb-

admiral the honourable sir john talbot gcb -lrb- c. 1769 -- 7 july 1851 -rrb- was a senior british royal navy officer who served in the french revolutionary and napoleonic wars and was engaged in several prominent single ship actions , all of which were successful .
later , during the war of 1812 , talbot was engaged in blockading the connecticut coast and following the war retired to his country seat , never returning to service .
talbot 's most famous actions were the capture of the french frigate `` ville de milan '' in 1805 while commander of and the capture of the ship of the line `` rivoli '' in the adriatic sea on her maiden voyage , during battle of pirano .
during the latter engagement talbot was badly wounded and was subsequently presented with a gold medal for his success .
