 Complete the following phrase:  Fahie was born in Saint Kitts, one of the Leeward Islands, the son of a judge and part of a prominent family of Irish settlers. In 1777, aged 14, he was sent to serve in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War, joining under Captain John Colpoys. Within a year he had moved to , later transferring again to Sir George Rodneys flagship . On Sandwich he was engaged in the Battle of Cape St Vincent off Southern Spain in 1780. Appointed lieutet in the aftermath of the action, Fahie returned to the West Indies on , serving at the Battle of Martinique and the 