Anthony Hunt (Royal Navy officer, died 1795)
Anthony Hunt | |
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| Born | c.1734 |
| Died | 1795 |
| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1743–1795 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands | HMS Tamar Governor of the Falkland Islands HMS Ludlow Castle HMS Sphinx HMS Portland HMS Digilent |
| Battles / wars | |
Captain Anthony Hunt (died 1795) was a Royal Navy officer. He commanded the garrison on Sanders Island during a dispute over sovereignty of the remote territory with a Spanish schooner: events which precipitated the Capture of Port Egmont by the Spanish Empire and the Falklands Crisis of 1770.