During which war did the commander serve the "Tropic Lightening"?
Samuel Tankersley Williams Lieutenant General Samuel Tankersley Williams (August 25, 1897 – April 26, 1984) was a senior United States Army officer. Williams became prominent in army history for being reduced in rank from brigadier general to colonel, and then resuscitating his career to again advance to general officer rank. He also commanded the 25th Infantry Division during the Korean War and served as commander of Military Assistance and Advisory Group – Vietnam, the predecessor to Military Assistance Command – Vietnam.
George Henry Towry Captain George Henry Towry (4 March 1767 – 9 April 1809) was a Royal Navy officer of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century who is best known for his service as commander of the frigate HMS "Dido", in the Action of 24 June 1795 in the Western Mediterranean Sea during the French Revolutionary Wars, when, in company with HMS "Lowestoffe" he successfully fought and defeated the French frigates "Minerve" and "Artémise", capturing "Minerve" and driving off "Artémise". He later commanded HMS "Diadem" at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797 and served during the Napoleonic Wars on the Transportation Board.