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    Admiral James Vashon (9 August 1742 – 20 October 1827) was a British officer of the Royal Navy. He saw service during the Seven Years' War, the American...
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    Vashon (/ˈvæʃɒn/) is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. It covers an island alternately called Vashon Island or...
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  • Vashon may refer to: Vashon Island, an island in Puget Sound. Vashon Municipal Airport on Vashon Island. Vashon High School, a high school in St. Louis...
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  • Wing Commander Vashon James "PK" Wheeler, MC & Bar, DFC & Bar (16 September 1898 – 23 March 1944) was a British Army and Royal Air Force officer who served...
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    Bonaparte and the siege of Toulon. pp. 35–36. Clowes, p. 209 James, p. 80 Tracy, p. 44 Tracy, p. 42 James, p. 78 Mostert, p. 116 Tracy, p. 29 Clowes, p. 210 Table...
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    London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 303–331. Laughton, John Knox (1900). "Wishart, James" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 62. London:...
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  • Blankett; Gibraltar and Mediterranean 1783: HMS Europa, 50, Captain James Vashon, flying the broad pennant of Commodore Alan Gardner; service in Jamaica...
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    the exchange of prisoners, who were conveyed by HMS Alert under Captain Vashon. The two officers had much mutual respect. Rodney's task was to intercept...
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    the flags of Vice-Admiral Richard Rodney Bligh and then Rear-Admiral James Vashon under whom she later transferred to Great Yarmouth. In March 1806, she...
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    The painter Samuel Scott (1702–1772) moved to Ludlow in 1765. Admiral James Vashon (1742–1827) lived in Ludlow, on Broad Street, following his distinguished...
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