by John Marshall, Royal Naval Biography — Baker, George (1823)
“ This officer was born at London, May 3d, 1795. He entered the royal navy as midshipman on board the Amazon frigate. Captain (now Sir William) Parker, Aug. 23d, 1808; subsequently served under the late Sir Henry Hotham, in the Northumberland 74; and was present at the destruction of two large French frigates and a national brig, near l’Orient, May 22d, 1812 [1] . He afterwards successively joined the Pembroke 74, Ville de Paris 110, and Superb 74; the former ship commanded by the late Sir James Brisbane, and the two latter bearing the flags of Sir Harry Neale, and Sir Henry Hotham. ”
