Commodore Sir William James (1720 - 16 December 1783) was a notable British naval commander. A poor Welsh miller's son, James ran away to sea in 1732 and by 1738 was commanding his own ship and serving in the West Indies. Nine years later, he joined the British East India Company (1747), and was appointed commodore of its marine forces four years later. He is particularly associated with an action on 2 April 1755 when, … Wikipedia
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The definitive Wikipedia entry for William James. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James_(naval_commander)
The definitive Wikipedia entry for William James. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James_%28naval_commander%29