Sir John Thomas Duckworth

…British squadron was led by Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, who annoyed his superiors by abandoning the blockade of Cádiz to take up the pursuit. The French had headed for the island of Santo Domingo, a Spanish colony then under French occupation. The British located the French fleet on February…

In 1806 Admiral Sir John Duckworth defeated the last French invasion force to threaten the island.