Edward Edwards (Royal Navy officer)

Edward Edwards
Edward Edwards
Born	c.1728
Died	13 April 1815; Stamford, Lincolnshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1746–1815
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Carcass; HMS Hornet; HMS Narcisuss; HMS Pandora
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War; American Revolutionary War Battle of St. Lucia; French Revolutionary War; ;

Admiral Edward Edwards (1728 – 13 April 1815) was a British naval officer best known as the captain of HMS Pandora, the frigate which the Admiralty sent to the South Pacific in pursuit of the Bounty mutineers.

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