Charles Marsh Schomberg
Charles Marsh Schomberg | |
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Born | 1779 Carlisle Bay, Barbados |
Buried | St Paul's Chapel, Bridgetown, Barbados |
Allegiance | Great Britain United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1788–1835 |
Rank | Captain |
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Relations | Lieutenant-Governor of Dominica |
Captain Sir Charles Marsh Schomberg
Biography
Family background
Schomberg was born in Dublin, the youngest son of the naval officer Captain Sir Alexander Schomberg and Arabella Susannah, the only child of the Reverend Henry Chalmers, and niece of Sir Edmund Aleyn. His older brother was Admiral Alexander Wilmot Schomberg.[1]
Schomberg entered the navy in 1788 as captain's servant on the yacht of the
Between November 1798 and October 1799 Schomberg, now the
Schomberg then served as
Post-captain
Schomberg was promoted to
On his arrival he was appointed to
In January 1809 while at
The Battle of Tamatave
In the absence of Captain Beaver, Schomberg was in command on 20 May 1811, when Astraea, the frigates Phoebe and Galatea, and the brig-sloop Racehorse met and defeated a force of three large French frigates that were bringing reinforcements to Mauritius (unaware of its capture by the British the previous November). One French frigate, Renommée, surrendered to Schomberg's ship; Néréide escaped, only to surrender at Tamatave in Madagascar a few days later; and Clorinde escaped for good.[7] The Battle of Tamatave marked the last French attempt to operate in the Indian Ocean during the Napoleonic Wars. Nearly four decades later the battle was among the actions recognised by a clasp attached to the Naval General Service Medal, awarded upon application to all British participants still living in 1847.[8] In April 1813, following the unexpected death of Captain Beaver, Schomberg took command of Nisus, and sailed from the Cape to Brazil, and from there to Portsmouth escorting a large merchant convoy, arriving at Spithead in March 1814. Schomberg was preparing his ship for service in North America, when the Admiralty ordered her to be put out of commission.[1]
Later career
Schomberg was appointed a Companion of the
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Marshall, John (1825). Royal Naval Biography : or Memoirs of the services of all the flag-officers, superannuated rear-admirals, retired-captains, post-captains and commanders, whose names appeared on the Admiralty list of sea officers at the commencement of the year 1760, or who have since been promoted; illustrated by a series of historical and explanatory notes. With copious addenda. Vol. II, Part II. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green. pp. 817–838. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d Laughton, John Knox (1897). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ "No. 15300". The London Gazette. 7 October 1800. p. 1156.
- ^ Allen, Joseph (1852). Battles of the British Navy. Vol. II. London: Henry G. Bohn. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ Wilson, Robert Thomas (1803). History of the British Expedition to Egypt (2nd ed.). London: T. Egerton. pp. 346–353. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ Brenton, Edward Pelham (1837). The Naval History of Great Britain. Vol. II. London: H. Colburn. p. 186. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "No. 16540". The London Gazette. 12 November 1811. pp. 2189–2190.
- ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. pp. 236–245.
- ^ "No. 17061". The London Gazette. 16 September 1815. p. 1877.
- ^ Hiscocks, Richard (17 January 2016). "Cape Commander-in-Chief 1795–1852". morethannelson.com. morethannelson.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ a b c O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). A Naval Biographical Dictionary: comprising the life and services of every living officer in Her Majesty's navy, from the rank of admiral of the fleet to that of lieutenant, inclusive. London: John Murray. pp. 1035–1036. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "No. 19020". The London Gazette. 8 February 1833. p. 274.
- ^ "Obituary: Capt. Sir C. M. Schomberg". The Gentleman's Magazine. 158: 90–91. 1829. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- Bibliography
- Syrett, David; DiNardo, Richard L., eds. (1994). The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy, 1660–1815. Aldershot: Scolar Press for the Navy Records Society.
- James, William (1826). The Naval History of Great Britain, from the declaration of war by France, in February 1793, to the accession of George IV, in January 1820 (2nd ed.). London: Richard Bentley.
- Mackesy, Piers (1957). The War in the Mediterranean, 1803–1810. London: Longmans, Green.