Sir Peter Warren
| Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Warren | |
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c. 1751, by Thomas Hudson
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| Born | 10 March 1703 Warrenstown, County Meath, Ireland |
| Died | 29 July 1751 (aged 48) Dublin, Ireland |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Great Britain
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Rank | Vice-Admiral of the Red |
| Battles/wars |
Siege of Louisbourg First Battle of Cape Finisterre |
| Awards | Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath |
| Relations | Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer |
| Other work | MP for Westminster |
Admiral Sir Peter Warren, KB (10 March 1703 – 29 July 1752) was a British naval officer from Ireland who commanded the naval forces in the attack on the French fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia in 1745. He later sat as MP for Westminster. He was the youngest son of Michael Warren and Catherine Plunkett, née Aylmer (his mother was the first wife of Sir Nicholas Plunkett).
A brother of his mother was Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer (died 1720), admiral and commander-in-chief, had entered the navy under the protection of the Duke of Buckingham, as a lieutenant, in 1678, and helped secure positions for first Oliver Warren, Peter's older brother, and later, Peter. Warren signed on as an ordinary seaman in Dublin, Ireland in 1716 when he was 13 years old, and he and his brother initially served together. He rapidly rose in the ranks, becoming a Captain in 1727. His ship patrolled American colonial waters to provide protection from French forces. He became involved in colonial politics and land speculation.
In 1744, he was made commodore and commanded a 16 ship squadron off the Leeward Islands, capturing 24 ships in four months. In 1745, Warren commanded a group of ships that supported the Massachusetts forces in the capture of Louisbourg. The prize system of the time allowed naval officers to profit from the capture of enemy ships, and this expedition earned Warren a fortune, a promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral of the Blue, and a knighthood.
He was second in command of the British fleet on the Devonshire at the Battle of Cape Finisterre. His conduct in the battle won him further fame, a promotion to Vice-Admiral of the Red, and much prize-money. While on a visit to Ireland in 1752, he died suddenly in Dublin "of a most Violent fever."
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