A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Gilmore, John
GILMORE. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 9; h-p., 32.)
John Gilmore entered the Navy, in July, 1806, as A.B., on board the Prince George 98, Capt. Geo. Losack, and, on his return from a visit to the West Indies, successively joined, in 1807-8, the Enchantress gun-brig, Lieut.-Commander Paisley, and, as Midshipman, the Tribune 36, Capt. Geo. Reynolds. On 12 May, 1810, we find the latter frigate very gallantly beating off, on the coast of Norway, after a smart action of two hours and a quarter, in which she lost 9 men killed and 15 wounded, four Danish man-of-war brigs, carrying altogether 74 guns. Mr. Gilmore, who continued to serve in the Tribune until July, 1813, then joined the Impregnable 98, and, next, the Tonnant 80, flag-ships of Admirals Young and Sir Alex. Cochrane, under the latter of whom he saw much active service on the coast of North America. Among other operations he appears, on 14 Dec. 1814, to have served with the boats of a squadron at the capture, on Lake Borgne, of five American gun-boats under Commodore Jones, which did not surrender until the British, after a desperate conflict, had been occasioned a loss of 17 men killed and 77 wounded. From Dec. 1814 until 4 June, 1815, he commanded, as Acting-Lieutenant, the Harlequin and Firebrand gun-vessels, in the Gulf of Mexico. He then assumed his present rank by commission dated back to 28 Peb. 1815, and since that period has been on half-pay. Agents – Hallett and Robinson.