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William Waldegrave, second son of John, third Earl of Waldegrave, was born 9 July, 1753, and entered the Navy about 1766, under the auspices of Commodore Spry. la 1775 he obtained command of the Zephyr sloop; he was made Post, 30 May, 1776, into the Rippon 60, bearing the broad pendant of Sir Edward Vernon in the East Indies; and he afterwards commanded the Pomone 28, Prudente of 38 guns and 280 men, Phaeton 38, and Majestic and Courageux 74’s. In the Pomone he made prize of the Cumberland, a notorious American privateer of 20 guns and 170 men; and in the Prudente, aided to a certain extent by the Licorne 32, he succeeded in capturing, 4 July, 1780, the French frigate La Capricieuse of 32 guns, pierced for 44, with a complement of 308 men, more than 100 of whom, in the course of an obstinate contest of four hours, were either killed or wounded, with a loss to the Prudente of 17 killed and 28 wounded. .. (English)

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A Naval Biographical Dictionary

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