Charles Powell Hamilton
Charles Powell Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 December 1747 |
| Died | 12 March 1825 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | –1825 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Fortune HMS Apollo HMS Canada HMS Prince |
| Battles/wars | Action of 13 May 1779 Action of 6 November 1794 Battle of Groix |
| Relations | Lord Anne Hamilton (father) James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton (grandfather) |
American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of admiral
.
Family and early life
Hamilton was born on 26 December 1747, the third and youngest son of
American War of Independence. After the Action of 13 May 1779 in which he commanded HMS Fortune, he was promoted to the rank of post-captain on 18 May 1779 and to command of the frigate HMS Apollo.[1]
War with the French
With the outbreak of the
second rate HMS Prince.[1] Hamilton and the Prince were assigned to the fleet under Admiral Alexander Hood, which in June 1795 came across a French fleet under Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse, and which included the captured Alexander off Groix. The Alexander had been taken into the French navy after her surrender, and after an engagement termed the Battle of Groix, the British recaptured her.[5] Though Hamilton was present, he was not directly engaged in the fighting.[1][6]
Family and later life
Hamilton was promoted rear-admiral on 20 February 1797, vice-admiral on 1 January 1801 and admiral on 28 April 1808.[1] He married Lucretia Prosser in May 1777, having two sons with her. The younger, Augustus Hamilton, also joined the navy, becoming a lieutenant. Correspondence between Vice-Admiral Hamilton and Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson in 1803 indicates that the elder Hamilton asked Nelson to find a place for his son aboard HMS Victory, but that Nelson was unable to oblige.[7] Admiral Charles Powell Hamilton died at Fir Hill, near Droxford, Hampshire on 12 March 1825, at the age of 77.[1][8]
Following the death in 1895 of
Dukedom of Hamilton
.
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f The Gentleman's Magazine. pp. 562–3.
- ^ Winfield. British Warships of the Age of Sail. p. 60.
- ^ a b c Tracy. Who's who in Nelson's Navy. p. 43.
- ^ a b The Naval Chronicle. p. 426.
- ^ Winfield. British Warships of the Age of Sail. p. 71.
- ^ Fremont-Barnes. The Royal Navy: 1793-1815. p. 79.
- ^ Nelson, White. Nelson, the New Letters. pp. 99–100.
- ^ The Annual Register. p. 235.
References
- Tracy, Nicholas (2006). Who's who in Nelson's Navy: 200 Naval Heroes. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-244-5.
- The Naval Chronicle. Vol. 13. J. Gold. 1805.
- The Gentleman's Magazine. F. Jefferies. 1825.
- The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year 1825. Vol. 67. J. Dodsley.
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. London: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-86176-295-5.
- Fremont-Barnes, Gregory (2007). The Royal Navy: 1793-1815. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-138-0.
- Nelson, Horatio; White, Colin (2005). Nelson, the New Letters. Boydell Press. ISBN 1-84383-130-9.