Thomas Louis
Sir Thomas Louis | |
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1793 portrait by Lemuel Francis Abbott | |
| Born | bap. 11 May 1757 Exeter, Devon |
| Died | 17 May 1807 Alexandria, Egypt |
| Allegiance | Great Britain United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1769–1807 |
| Rank | Rear-Admiral |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | • Baronetcy • Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit |
Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Louis, 1st Baronet (bap. 11 May 1758 – 17 May 1807) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was one of Horatio Nelson's "Band of Brothers" in the Mediterranean in 1798, commanding a ship at the Battle of the Nile. Later, he was second in command at the Battle of San Domingo, for which service he was made a baronet. Louis died of an unknown ailment aboard his flagship in Alexandria harbour in 1807, and was buried in Malta.