Fought as a lieutenant under Howe at the Glorious First of June 1794, and was wounded in the action. Shortly after he served in the West Indies and off the American coast, where he operated successfully against enemy raiders and privateers. He was rewarded with the command of the frigate HMS Cleopatra, and on 18 February 1805 fought an action with a superior French opponent, Ville de Milan. He was forced to surrender his ship after several hours of fighting, but so heavily damaged the Frenchman that both she and the captured British vessel were taken shortly afterwards when another British frigate HMS Leander, arrived on the scene. Rewarded for his valour and honourably acquitted for the loss of his ship, he served throughout the rest of the Napoleonic Wars. He rose to flag rank after the end of the wars, eventually dying in 1848 with the rank of Admiral of the White. He inherited a baronetcy in 1804, but this became extinct upon his death.
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https://www.geni.com/people/Admiral-Sir-Robert-Laurie-of-Maxwelton-6th-Baronet-K-C-B/6000000001396499832?through=6000000001396499825 Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Robert_Laurie,_6th_Baronet 
