Boxer, Edward
(1784–1855)
- J. K. Laughton
- , revised by Andrew Lambert
Extract
Boxer, Edward (1784–1855), naval officer, was born at Dover. He entered the navy in July 1798, and after eight years' junior service, mostly with Captain Charles Brisbane, and for some short time in the Ocean, bearing Lord Collingwood's flag, was confirmed, on 8 June 1807, as lieutenant of the ...