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REFIGHT MEETS HISTORY - CAPTAIN WESTCOTT
As Rod Langton brought the Majestic into the line to engage the Aquilon and Peuple Souverain, the CFA computer system reported the loss of her captain, command being taken by the first lieutenant.
What caused everyone to pause for a moment was that Majestic's Captain Westcott fell at this precise point in the actual battle, the only British Captain to be killed.
Lieutenant Robert Cuthbert fought the Majestic with great valour, the ship eventually suffering 193 casualties, second only to Bellerophon. The bravery of the men for whom this battle was no game should not be forgotten.
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