Lillicrap joined the
Royal Navy in September 1780. He saw action at the
Second Battle of Algeciras in July 1801 during the
French Revolutionary Wars and commanded the
sloop HMS Dispatch at the
Battle of Copenhagen in August 1807 during the
Gunboat War. and, after commanding the
third-rate HMS Gloucester from October 1823 to March 1824, became Captain-Superintendent at
Portsmouth in April 1830 before retiring in June 1833. ==References==