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| Nicholas Vansittart R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Fifth son of Arthur Vansittart, of Shottesbrook, Berkshire | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 1820 | Born | ||
| 17 July 1859 | Died (at Shanghai) while in command of Magicienne and after being severely injured during the unsuccessful attack on the Peiho forts during the 2nd Anglo-Chinese War | ||
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 3 February 1832 | Entered Navy | ||
| 23 December 1842 | Lieutenant | ||
| 7 January 1847 | Commander | ||
| 17 April 1854 | Captain | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 18 March 1843 | 6 January 1847 | Lieutenant in Agincourt, commanded by Henry William Bruce, flagship of Rear-Admiral Thomas John Cochrane, East Indies | |
| 7 January 1847 | 18 August 1847 | Commander in Wolf, East Indies | |
| 7 June 1848 | Commander in Frolic (from commissioning at Portsmouth), Mediterranean | ||
| 26 January 1855 | 26 May 1856 | Captain in Magicienne (until paying off at Plymouth), the Baltic during the Russian War | |
| 29 May 1856 | 17 July 1859 | Captain in Magicienne (from commissioning at Plymouth), Mediterranean, then East Indies and China, until he died after being severely injured during the unsuccessful attack on the Peiho forts during the 2nd Anglo-Chinese War | |
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