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Admiral Peter Rainier, Jr. (1741 – 7 April 1808) was a British naval officer. Mount Rainier in Washington, USA, was named after him. Rainier was born in England, the grandson of Daniel Regnier, a Huguenot refugee, and the son of Peter Rainier of Sandwich.[1] Rainier enlisted in the Royal Navy in...
Admiral Peter Rainier (24 November 1741 – 7 April 1808) was a Royal Navy officer who served during the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. From 1794 to 1805, Rainier was commander-in-chief of the Navy's East Indies Station, covering all seas between the Cape of Good Hope and the South China Sea.
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Peter Rainier may refer to: Peter Rainier (Royal Navy officer, born 1741), British Admiral; Peter Rainier (Royal Navy officer, born 1784), British Captain, nephew of the above; See also. Peter Rainer, German violinist
Rainier and the Royal Navy; Peter A. Ward, University of Exeter; Book: British Naval Power in the East, 1794-1805; Online publication: 05 September 2013
Wikipedia. Peter Rainier, junior. Peter Rainier, Jr. ( 1741 & ndash; April 7, 1808) was a British naval officer. Rainier was born in England, the grandson of Daniel Regnier, a Huguenot refugee, and the son of Peter Rainier of Sandwich. He enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1756 at the age of 15.
