Sir John Borlase Warren (1753-1822), English admiral, was born at Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, on the 2nd of September 1753, being the son and heir of John Boriase Warren (d. 1775) of Stapleford and Little Marlow. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and in 1771 entered the navy as an able seaman; in 1774 he became member of parliament for Marlow; and in 1775 he was created a baronet, the baronetcy held by his ancestors, the Borlases, having become extinct in 1689. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Image:Stapleford - Nottinghamshire dot. ... Little Marlow is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. ... The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... U.S. Navy supercarrier USS Nimitz on November 3, 2003. ... The debating chamber or hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. ... Marlow is the name of several places around the world: Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Marlow, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Marlow, Germany Marlow, New Hampshire, USA Marlow, Oklahoma, USA Marlow Heights, Maryland, USA It is also the surname of Christopher Marlow and Philip Marlowe. ... A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) is the holder of a title, similar to a knighthood except that it is hereditary, known as a baronetcy. ...

His career as a seaman really began in 1777, and two years later he obtained command of a ship. In April 1794, in charge of a squadron of frigates, Warren captured three French frigates, and in similar ways he did excellent service for some time in protecting British trade. In 1796 he is said to have captured or destroyed 220 vessels. Perhaps his best deed in the service was the defeat in October 1798 of a French fleet, carrying 5000 men, which it was intended to land in Ireland, a plan which he completely frustrated. Frigate is a name which has been used for several distinct types of warships at different times. ...

In 1802 he was sent to St. Petersburg as ambassador extraordinary, but he did not forsake the sea, and in 1806 he captured a large French warship, the Marengo. He became an admiral in 1810, and was commander-in-chief on the North American station in 1813-1814. He died on the 27th of February 1822. His two sons predeceased their father, and his daughter and heiress, Frances Maria (1784-1837), married George Charles Venables-Vernon, 4th Lord Vernon (1779-1835). Their son was George John Warren Vernon, sth Lord Vernon (1803-1866). Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Admiral is a word from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (Lord of the bay). ... It has been suggested that Northern America be merged into this article or section. ...

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