James Newman-Newman
James Newman-Newman | |
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James Newman-Newman, Archer James Oliver c. 1801 | |
| Born | 1767 |
| Died | 25 December 1811 (aged 43–44) HMS Hero, on Haak Sand, Texel |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Captain |
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Captain James Newman-Newman (1767–1811) of the British Royal Navy was an officer who served in numerous actions with distinction during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars before his death in the wreck of his ship of the line HMS Hero, which was lost with two other battleships off the Northern European coast during a storm in December 1811. Over 2,000 sailors lost their lives.