Zone d'identification
Type d'entité
Forme autorisée du nom
Rainier , John Sprat , 1777-1822 , Rear-Admiral
forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom
Forme(s) du nom normalisée(s) selon d'autres conventions
Autre(s) forme(s) du nom
Numéro d'immatriculation des collectivités
Zone de description
Dates d’existence
Historique
J S Rainier served under his uncle, Admiral Peter Rainier, in the East Indies, became a lieutenant in 1794 and a captain in 1796. He commanded the SWIFT, 1795 to 1797, and the CENTURION, 1797 to 1805, in the East Indies. In 1799 he was in the Red Sea, following the French invasion of Egypt. After a gap in his service between 1805 and 1808, he commanded the NORGE in the Mediterranean from 1808 to 1812 and then in the North Sea until 1814. He was a Member of Parliament for Sandwich, 1808 to 1812. In 1819 he was promoted to rear-admiral.