Edward Pelham Brenton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Pelham Brenton

British Royal Navy officer & historian

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1774

Place of Birth: Rhode Island, United States

Date of Death: 06-Apr-1839

Profession: military historian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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 fact and rumour as well as his partisan political leanings.
In Brenton's later life, he was heavily involved in charitable enterprises in the poorer areas of London with mixed success.