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The house at Coton Hill near Shrewsbury

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The house at Coton Hill near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, in which Admiral Benbow was born. John Benbow (1653-1702) English naval commander, Vice-Admiral 1701. In the West Indies, off Santa Marta, he encountered superior French forces under Du Casse on 19 August 1702. His leg was shattered by chain-shot and, deserted by his captains, he died in Jamaica of his wounds in October. Remembered as 'Brave Benbow'. Engraving from "The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction" (London, 1838).

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