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About George Nicholas Hardinge
Captain George Nicholas Hardinge was a Royal Navy officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Possessing an ability to endear himself to senior officers through his intellect and good manners, he served under several important naval commanders, whose patronage allowed him to rise through the ranks. In 1804 when he led a cutting-out operation against two Batavian Navy corvettes. Promotion to post captain left him temporarily without a command, and he was to be disappointed in a number of the ships he was offered when they turned out to be either unfit for service, or still under construction.
Everything about George Nicholas Hardinge →- Occupation
- military personnel
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- April 11, 1781
- Died
- March 8, 1808