Woodley Losack
| Captain Woodley Losack | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 October 1769 Basseterre, Saint Kitts |
| Died |
30 May 1838 (aged 68) Nice, France |
| Allegiance |
Great Britain United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held |
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| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | |
| Relations | Admiral George Losack (brother) |
Captain Woodley Francis Losack (5 October 1769 – 30 May 1838) was an officer of the British Royal Navy, who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He participated in the Battle of Tamatave (1811) as Captain of HMS Galatea.
He was the youngest of the eight children of Richard (James) Hawkshaw Losack and Christiana Losack (née Maclure). Woodley Losack was born on 5 October 1769 in Basseterre, Saint Kitts. His father Richard was appointed the Lieutenant Governor of the Leeward Islands. His brother George Losack preceded him into the Royal Navy and rose to the rank of Admiral.
As a Lieutenant, Losack served on HMS Ville de Paris, the flagship of Admiral William Cornwallis, and participated in the enterprise to cut out la Chevrette, a French corvette, of 20 nine-pounders and 350 men, from under the batteries in Camaret Bay, near Brest, on the night of 21 July 1801. Lieutenant Losack and Lieutenant Keith Maxwell were promoted to the rank of Commander for their services in this enterprise.
In 1801 he was appointed Captain and held the temporary command of the 36-gun fifth rate HMS Jason (1800) in the spring of 1801. On 1 May 1801 the Jason captured la Dorade, a brig privateer of 14 guns and 51 men. Later that year he was appointed Captain of HMS Helena (1804), an 18-gun sloop. On 5 June 1805 the Helena captured the Santa Leocadia, a Spanish privateer of 14 guns and 114 men.
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