He entered the navy several years before the start of the French Revolutionary Wars , and after seeing action in the Mediterranean , was advanced to lieutenant in 1795 .
Heathcote was born into a gentry family in 1777 , the son of a baronet .
Heathcote entered the navy several years before the start of the French Revolutionary Wars , and after seeing action in the Mediterranean , was advanced to lieutenant in 1795 .
Heathcote was born into a gentry family in 1777 , the son of a baronet .