Enrique Guillermo Parker was a British-born Argentine Navy Captain who participated in the Cisplatine War waged by the Argentine Republic against the Empire of Brazil.[1]

Enrique Guillermo Parker
Born1787
Great Britain
Died27 March 1826(1826-03-27) (aged 38–39)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buried
Cementerio de los Disidentes, Buenos Aires
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Argentina
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Argentine Navy
Years of service1798–1826
Battles/warsCisplatine War

Early life

Parker was born in 1787 in Great Britain. In 1798 he enrolled as an apprentice in the Royal Navy and after reaching the rank of Lieutenant, emigrated to South America in 1816.

He then joined the Argentine Navy under the command of Guillermo Brown following the approval of Brigadier General José Matías Zapiola.[2]

At the beginning of the war with Brazil, he was in Buenos Aires and offered his services to the Argentine Navy, enlisted by Brigadier-General José Matías Zapiola.[3]

Later career

He was appointed second in command of the flagship frigate ARA Veinticinco de Mayo, before later being promoted to command the frigate.[4]

He fought in the Battle of Punta Colares off the coast of Buenos Aires and was recognised for his bravery by Admiral Guillermo Brown.[5]

He later received command of the brigantine Congreso, a ship which participated in the attack on Colonia del Sacramento on 1 March of 1826 in which he was seriously wounded.[6] He suffered from tuberculosis and the rigors of the campaign aggravated his ailment. Soon after, he died on 27 March of 1826 at the Hospital de Sangre de la Merced in Buenos Aires and was buried in the Dissidents Cemetery in Buenos Aires.[7]

The first vessel to bear his name was the minehunter ARA Parker (M-11). It is currently carried by the ARA Parker (P-44) corvette.

References

  1. ↑ "Los Capitanes". 8 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Pablo Arguindeguy, Horacio Rodríguez (1999). Buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1852 sus comandos y operaciones. Instituto Nacional Browniano.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ "Escuela N° 14 D.E. 12 "Capitán Enrique Guillermo Parker": NUESTRA HISTORIA". Escuela N° 14 D.E. 12 "Capitán Enrique Guillermo Parker". Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Called de Rosario - Historical Accounts".
  5. ↑ Ricardo Piccirilli, Leoncio Gianello. Biografías Navales.
  6. ↑ "Gobierno de Buenos Aires - Historia" (PDF).
  7. ↑ Carranza, Ángel Justiniano (1962). Campañas Navales de la República Argentina. Talleres de Guillermo Kraft Ltda., Buenos Aires, 2º edición.
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