Robert Digby (Royal Navy officer)
Robert Digby | |
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![]() Admiral Digby | |
Born | 20 December 1732 Water Orton |
Died | 25 February 1815 | (aged 82)
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Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | North American Station |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Digby was the third son of Charlotte Fox and the Hon. Edward Digby (1693–1746), eldest son of William Digby, 5th Baron Digby.[2] He entered the navy aged twelve or thirteen, and became Captain of HMS Solebay (1742) at the age of 23 in 1755, and was present at the 1757 Raid on Rochefort the 1758 Raid on St Malo, and Capture of Gorée, and at the Battle of Quiberon Bay 1759 November 20 as Captain of HMS Dunkirk (1754). He transferred to HMS Trident in March 1777, and the following month to HMS Ramillies, in which he was present at the Battle of Ushant.
Rising to Second-in-Command of the Channel Fleet in 1779,[2] he was made Rear-Admiral of the Blue, and transferred to HMS Prince George, in which he was present at the attack on the Caracas Convoy and the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in January 1780.
Digby was appointed in 1781 as Rear-Admiral of the Red and given the command of the North American Station.[2]
After the surrender of
He was recalled to home waters in 1787, was promoted to Admiral of the Blue, and retired from the navy in 1794.[2]
Family
His father died before inheriting the family's title,
He married Eleanor Jauncey (née Elliot), daughter of
Notes
- ^ "Washington Authorizes Plan to Kidnap Future King". 8 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Admiral Digby Museum
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 5990 § 59899 : Eleanor Elliot". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
References
- Lundy, Darryl. "p. 5990 § 59898". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
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- List of Naval Battles – Robert Digby
- Admiral Digby museum, in Digby, Nova Scotia