Joseph Nourse (Royal Navy officer) explained

Joseph Nourse
Birth Date:	23 June 1779
Death Date:	4 September 1824
Death Place:	Mauritius
Allegiance:	United Kingdom
Serviceyears:	1793–1824
Rank:	Post captain
Branch:	Royal Navy
Commands:	Cape of Good Hope Station
Battles:	War of 1812
Awards:	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Captain Joseph Nourse CB (23 June 1779 – 4 September 1824) was a Royal Navy officer who became commander-in-chief of the Cape of Good Hope Station.

Naval career

Nourse joined the Royal Navy in 1793 and, having been promoted, to captain, was given command of the frigate HMS Fridericksteen.^[1] He transferred to the command of the fourth-rate HMS Severn and took part in the capture and burning of Washington on 24 August 1814 during the War of 1812.^[2] He became commander-in-chief of the Cape of Good Hope Station in 1822, engaged with combating the slave trade, before dying of malaria in Mauritius in 1824.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australia, Volume 21. Kingsbury, Parbury and Allen. 1826.
2. Web site: Historical papers. University of Witwatersrand. 25 November 2016.
3. Web site: Hiscocks. Richard. Cape Commander-in-Chief 1795-1852. morethannelson.com. 17 January 2016 . morethannelson.com. 19 November 2016.
4. Book: Walker. Eric Anderson. The Cambridge History of the British Empire. 1963. CUP Archive. 879. en.