Dixie, Sir Alexander, 9th Baronet, Captain 1780-1857.
The papers consist of three logs, 1799 to 1801, and twenty-four service documents.
Administrative / biographical background
Dixie entered the Navy in 1795 as a first-class volunteer and was captured by the French in 1797. After ten months in captivity he joined La Pomone, serving in the Mediterranean and then joined the Orion in the West Indies. In 1804 he was with Nelson (q.v.) who confirmed him as a lieutenant; he was present at the battle of Trafalgar, 1805. Until 1814 he was in North America. He retired in 1815 and in 1851 was promoted to captain on the retired list.
Administrative / biographical background
Dixie entered the Navy in 1795 as a first-class volunteer and was captured by the French in 1797. After ten months in captivity he joined La Pomone, serving in the Mediterranean and then joined the Orion in the West Indies. In 1804 he was with Nelson (q.v.) who confirmed him as a lieutenant; he was present at the battle of Trafalgar, 1805. Until 1814 he was in North America. He retired in 1815 and in 1851 was promoted to captain on the retired list.
Record Details
| Item reference: | DIX; XX(62723.1) GB 0064 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | COLLECTION |
| Extent: | I box |
| Date made: | 1795-1815 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |