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MILNE, Sir David, English naval officer, born in Musselburg, Scotland, in May, 1763; died at sea in .May, 1845. He entered the navy as a midshipman m 1778, and served in the West Indies in 1778-'83. As commander, on 5 June, 1795, he obtained a victory over a French division off Porto Rico, and he aided in 1796 in the capture of Demerara, Essequibo, and Berbice, in Dutch Guiana, of which he became the governor. In 1797 he defeated a French division in the pass of Mona off Santo Domingo, and he afterward co-operated in the expedition against Santo Domingo till 1799. He was appointed to command the station in Canada in 1804, took part in the war of 1812, and, after being commissioned rear-admiral, 14 June, 1814, commanded the station of Halifax from 1817 till 1820. He was promoted vice-admiral in 1825.
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