Officer of the British Navy
Sir William Hoste, Bart KCB
Personal Details
| Date of Birth | 26 August 1780 |
| Place of Birth | Ingoldisthorpe, Norfolk |
| Father's Name | Reverend Dixon Hoste |
| Mother's Name | Margaret Stanforth |
| Married | April 17 1817, Lady Harriet Walpole |
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| Date of Death | 6 December 1828 |
Naval Service Details
Captain's Servant
| 1785 | Europa | A paper appointment only |
| April 1793 | Agamemnon | Active service as captain's servant to Horatio Nelson |
Midshipman
| Date | Ship | Notes |
| 1 February 1794 | Agamemnon | Promoted to midshipman |
| 1796 | Captain | Moved with Horatio Nelson |
| 1797 | Captain | Promoted acting lieutenant after the Battle of Tenerife |
Lieutenant
| Date | Ship | Notes |
| February 1798 | Captain | Appointment as a lieutenant is confirmed |
| 1 August 1798 | Theseus | At the Battle of the Nile |
| August 1798 | la Mutine | Appointed acting commander |
Commander
| Date | Ship | Notes |
| December 1798 | la Mutine | Promotion to commander was confirmed |
Captain
| Date | Ship | Notes |
| 7 January 1802 | Greyhound | Posted |
| 1804 | Eurydice | |
| September 1805 | Amphion | |
| 12 August 1811 | Amphion | Paid off in Portsmouth |
| November 1811 | Baccante | |
| March 1814 | Baccante | Returned to Engand due to ill health |
| 1825 | Yacht Royal Sovereign |
Other Details
| May 23, 1814 | Appointed Knight of the Austrian Order of Maria Theresa |
| 23 July 1814 | Created a Baronet of Great Britain |
| 2 January 1815 | Appointed Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath |
Actions & Battles
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| 14 February 1797 | Battle of St Vincent |
| 1 August 1798 | Battle of the Nile |
| 13 March 1811 | Battle of Lissa |
Notes
Two letters from captain Horatio Nelson to Hoste's father.
To the Rev. Dixon Hoste , of Godwick, Norfolk, Feb. 14, 1794: "You cannot, my dear Sir, receive more pleasure in reading 1 this letter than I have in writing it, to say that your son is every thing which his dearest friends can wish him to he; and is a strong proof, that the greatest gallantry may lie under the most gentle behaviour. Two days ago it was necessary to take a small vessel from a number of people who had got on shore to prevent us; she was carried in a high style, and your good son was by my side"
To the same, May 3d. " The little brashes we have lately had with the enemy only serve to convince me of the truth of what I have already said of him; and in his navigation you will find him equally forward. He highly deserves every thing I can do to make him happy."
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