The son of a Huguenot refugee, Denis joined the navy as a young man and was a midshipman in HMS "Centurion" under the command of Commodore George Anson at the start of his famous circumnavigation (1740-1744).
The son of a Huguenot refugee, Denis joined the navy as a young man. The son of a Huguenot refugee, Denis was a midshipman in HMS "Centurion" under the command of Commodore George Anson at the start of his famous circumnavigation (1740-1744).