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W. P. Canning

W. P. Canning

d. 1828

naval officer

Main article Canning (W. P.) British naval officer commanding the frigate Alligator, which sheltered Governor Valdez and other constitutionalists when Miguelist troops took Madeira in 1828; he drowned on the island that year.

British naval officer commanding the frigate Alligator. His ship sheltered Governor Valdez and other constitutionalists when Miguelist troops took Madeira in 1828. He drowned in a quinta tank on the island on 24 September 1828.

2Chronology

  1. A Miguelist expedition under Colonel José António de Azevedo Lemos landed at Machico and occupied Madeira, proclaiming absolutism; Governor Valdez and liberal leaders took refuge aboard the British frigate Alligator.

  2. Commander W. P. Canning of the Alligator drowned in the tank of an English merchant's quinta near Funchal.

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