George Blagdon Westcott
George Blagdon Westcott | |
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George Westcott, detail of an engraving produced after the Battle of the Nile, depicting the 15 captains involved | |
| Born | fl. 24 April 1753 Honiton, Devon |
| Died | 1 August 1798 Aboukir Bay Egypt |
| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1765/8 – 1798 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands | HMS Fortune HMS London HMS Impregnable HMS Majestic |
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Captain George Blagdon Westcott (fl. 24 April 1753 – 1 August 1798) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars, eventually rising to the rank of captain. He was one of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson's "Band of Brothers" at the Battle of the Nile in 1798, at which he was killed.