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Royal Navy officer during the American War of Independence, French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, a captain at the battle of Trafalgar and later an Admiral
William Prowse (* 1. January 1752; † 23. March 1826 in St Pancras) was a royal Navy officer during the American War of Independence, French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, a captain at the battle of Trafalgar and later an Admiral. He was 74 years old. He was awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath.