Francis Drummond

Francis Drummond (also known in Spanish as Francisco Drummond) (1798 – 1827) was an Argentinian naval sailor who died in the naval Battle of Monte Santiago against the Brazilian Imperial Navy on 8 April 1827.

This battle was fought on 7–8 April 1827, during the Cisplatine War, between Argentina and Brazil. It was one of the most courageous and ferocious naval encounters in Argentine history.[1]

Sergeant Major Drunnond was on the 22-gun Bergantίn Independenci. He died on deck, firing his marooned ship's cannons instead of retreating.

Personal details

In Dundee the Old Parish Registers of state that Francis was born on 20 September 1798 to Francis Drummond, Shipmaster and mother Catherine Young, daughter of John Young; he was baptized on 27 September 1798.[2]

At the time of his death he was engaged to Admiral Brown's daughter Elisa).

Francis is buried in the Protestant Cemetery at Buenos Aires and registered as "Drummond, Captain Francis, Aberdeen or Dundee, Scotland 9/4/1827, Single, Killed in battle, Seaman."[3]

Memorials

The Argentine Navy named a corvette class after him. ARA Drummond, launched in 1977, is the lead ship of the Drummond class of three corvettes of the Argentine Navy, she is the second vessel to be named after him.

References

  1. ↑ Archived December 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Old Parish records" (PDF). dundeecity.gov.uk. Dundee City Council. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Death details". dundeecity.gov.uk. Dundee City Council. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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