- ul ▁Sh u ' ara , ▁a ▁ 1 2 th - century ▁Pers ian ▁poet ▁from ▁Sam ar q and <0x0A> </s> ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁Sir ▁William ▁August us ▁Mont agu ▁▁ ▁( 4 ▁December ▁ 1 7 8 5 ▁– ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁senior ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ary ▁and ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sea ▁batt les ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁naval ▁brig ade ▁in ▁the ▁brief ▁land ▁campaign ▁to ▁capture ▁Î le ▁de ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁During ▁his ▁service ▁he ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁numerous ▁French ▁fr ig ates ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁he ▁remained ▁in ▁service ▁and ▁commanded ▁several ▁ships ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁before ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁active ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁He ▁remained ▁a ▁commission ed ▁officer ▁and ▁later ▁rose ▁through ▁the ▁ranks ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁vice - ad mir al . ▁For ▁his ▁services ▁he ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Gu el ph ic ▁Order ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath . ▁ ▁Family ▁background ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 5 , ▁William ▁August us ▁Mont agu ▁was ▁an ▁il leg it imate ▁son ▁of ▁John ▁Mont agu , ▁ 5 th ▁Earl