Thomas Eyles
... that Thomas Eyles's service in the invasion of France brought his promotion to post-captain, despite the expedition's ultimate failure?
... that <b id="mwBYE"><a href="./Thomas_Eyles" id="mwBYI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Thomas Eyles">Thomas Eyles</a></b><span about="#mwt29" class="nowrap" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"`s","href":"./Template:`s"},"params":{},"i":0}}]}' id="mwBYM" typeof="mw:Transclusion"><span typeof="mw:Entity">'</span>s</span> service in the <a href="./Invasion_of_France_(1795)" id="mwBYQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Invasion of France (1795)">invasion of France</a> brought his promotion to <a href="./Post-captain" id="mwBYU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Post-captain">post-captain</a>, despite the expedition's ultimate failure?