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Captain Sir William Hoste, 1st Baronet
b.26 Aug 1780 Ingoldisthorpe, Norfolk, England
d.6 Dec 1828 City of London, Middlesex, England
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m. 17 Apr 1817
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Sir William Hoste, 1st Baronet KCB RN (26 August 17806 December 1828) was a Royal Navy captain. Best known as one of Lord Nelson's protégés, Hoste was one of the great frigate captains of the Napoleonic wars, taking part in six major actions including the capture of the heavily fortified port of Kotor. He was, however, absent from Trafalgar having been sent with gifts to the Dey of Algiers.
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