Joseph Sydney Yorke

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Joseph Sydney Yorke
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	Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke
Born	6 June 1768; London
Died	5 May 1831 (aged 62); Spithead
Allegiance	United Kingdom of; Great Britain and Ireland
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1780–1831
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Rattlesnake; HMS Circe; HMS Stag; HMS Jason; HMS Canada; HMS Prince George; HMS Barfleur; HMS Christian VII;
Battles/wars	Battle of the Saintes
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Knight Bachelor;
Relations	Charles Yorke (father); Philip Yorke (brother); Charles Philip Yorke (brother); Charles Yorke (son); Henry Yorke (son);

Admiral Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke KCB (6 June 1768 – 5 May 1831) was an officer of the Royal Navy. As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle of the Saintes in April 1782 during the American Revolutionary War. He commanded HMS Stag at the defeat of the Dutch fleet in August 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars and went on to be First Naval Lord during the closing stages of the Napoleonic Wars.

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