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Admiral Peter Rainier (24 November 1741 – 7 April 1808) was a Royal Navy officer who served during the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. From 1794 to 1805, Rainier was commander-in-chief of the Navy's East Indies Station, covering all seas between the Cape of Good Hope and the South China Sea .
He was born on 24 November 1741, the second of four sons of a merchant, Peter Rainier of Sandwich, and his wife, Sarah Spratt. His grandfather, Daniel Regnier, was of French Huguenot extraction. Educated initially at Tonbridge in Kent, Rainier entered the service in 1756 as an able seaman aboard the Oxford 50, Captain William Harman ...
Captain Peter Rainier CB (24 August 1784 – 13 April 1836) was a Royal Navy officer of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Due to the patronage of his uncle, Vice-Admiral Peter Rainier, he was promoted quickly through the ranks so that by the age of twenty he was already a captain.
Another large bequest to the State was made 200 years ago in the will of Admiral Peter Rainier (1741-1808). Rainier was the senior Royal Navy officer in the East Indies 1794-1805 during the French revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He amassed approximately £250,000, primarily through prize money.
Peter Rainier (24 November 1741 – 7 April 1808) was a Royal Navy officer who served during the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. From 1794 to 1805, Rainier was commander-in-chief of the Navy's East Indies Station, covering all seas between the Cape of Good Hope and the South China Sea.
politician. Admiral Peter Rainier, Junior. was a British naval officer. Background. Rainier was born in England, the grandson of Daniel Regnier, a Huguenot refugee, and the son of Peter Rainier of Sandwich. Career. Mount Rainier in Washington, United States of America, was named after him.
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st. Magnificent (74) Ship of the Line. See more... . Peter Rainier. Nationality British RolesNaval SailorDate of Birth1741. E-WIKI. First Known Service26.5.1768. E-WIKI. Last Known Service9.11.1805. E-WIKI. Date of Death1808. TRN3. Event History. Sources. IDNameAuthorType. ADM 6/21 ADM 6/21 Commission and Warrant Book 1774 Jan.-1779 June Archive.
