William Augustus Montagu, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Augustus Montagu
British Royal Navy admiral
Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1785
Date of Death: 06-Mar-1852
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About William Augustus Montagu
- Vice-Admiral Sir William Augustus Montagu (4 December 1785 – 6 March 1852) was a senior officer of the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who served in a number of sea battles and was also in command of the naval brigade in the brief land campaign to capture Île de France in 1810.
- During his service he was present at the capture of numerous French frigates and later served in the War of 1812.
- After the end of the Napoleonic Wars he remained in service and commanded several ships in the Mediterranean before he retired from active service in 1837.
- He remained a commissioned officer and later rose through the ranks to become a vice-admiral.
- For his services he was knighted in the Royal Guelphic Order and made a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
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