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Edward Pelham Brenton
Captain Edward Pelham Brenton (20 July 1774 – 13 April 1839) was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who military career was relatively quiet, apart from involvement in the capture of Martinique in 1809. Brenton became famous in the aftermath of the war, when he published the "Naval History of Great Britain from the Year 1783 to 1822" in 1823. The book was popular, but Brenton was criticised at the time and since for his failure to distinguish between
Edward Brenton
Edward Brenton may refer to:
- Edward Brabazon Brenton (1763–1845), lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland
- Edward Pelham Brenton (1774–1839), officer of the British Royal Navy