Person
Edward Hughes
Royal Navy officer
b. 1720 CE – d. 1794 CE
World The Indian Ocean Lands
Admiral Sir Edward Hughes RN (c. 1720 – 1794) is a Royal Navy officer who commands the East Indies Station.
Groups
- Tamil people
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie or VOC in Dutch, literally "United East Indies Company")
- Cape Colony, Dutch East India Company's
Topics
- American Revolution
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
- Anglo-Dutch War, Fourth
Commodities
None linked.
Cite this entry
Moran, J. (2017). Edward Hughes. History Atlas. Retrieved 10 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/edward-hughes/
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