#OnThisDay 1799 Thomas Charles Wright, the father of the Ecuadorian Navy was born in Drogheda, Louth. Wright was also a general in Simon Bolivar’s army & fought for Ecuador’s and many other South American countries’ independence.

#OnThisDay 1799 Thomas Charles Wright, the father of the Ecuadorian Navy was born in Drogheda, Louth. Wright was also a general in Simon Bolivar’s army & fought for Ecuador’s and many other South American countries’ independence.
