Charles Penrose (Royal Navy officer)
Sir Charles Penrose
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Born | 20 June 1759 Penryn, Cornwall |
Died | 1 January 1830 (aged 70) Lostwithiel, Cornwall |
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Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Lynx HMS Cleopatra HMS Resolution HMS Sans Pareil HMS Carnatic Mediterranean Fleet |
Battles/wars | Fourth Anglo-Dutch War French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Vice Admiral Sir Charles Vinicombe Penrose KCB KCMG (20 June 1759 – 1 January 1830) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet.
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Penrose joined the Royal Navy in 1775.[1] He took part in the Battle of Dogger Bank in 1781[1] and the capture of Martinique in 1793.[1] In 1794 he became Commander in HMS Lynx.[1] He later commanded HMS Cleopatra, HMS Resolution, HMS Sans Pareil and HMS Carnatic.[1]
During 1813 he commanded a small squadron operating off northern Spain and south-western France[1] with his flag in HMS Porcupine.[2] He coordinated naval support for the crossing of the Adour River in early 1814 that allowed the Anglo-Portuguese Army to isolate and invest Bayonne.[3] He went on to be become Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in Autumn 1814.[1] He remained in this role until May 1815 when Viscount Exmouth reclaimed his former position again.[1] Penrose then accepted the position of Second-in-Command under Exmouth but was appointed overall Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet again in May 1816.[1] He retired in 1819.[1]
Family
In 1787 he married Elizabeth Trevenen; they had three daughters.[1]
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References
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- Winfield, Rif. British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing, 2nd edition, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.
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Preceded by | Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet 1814–1815 |
Succeeded by Viscount Exmouth |
Preceded by | Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet 1816–1818 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Fremantle |