Thomas charles wright, officer in bolivars army, is born in drogheda, co. louth

January 26th , 1799

• Ireland

homas Charles Wright (1799–1868) was an Irish-born naval admiral. He was the founding-father of the Ecuadorian Navy, and a general in Simón Bolívar’s army. He is regarded as a leading militarist in Ecuador’s and other South American countries’ struggle for independence