Admiral Robert Calder

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Admiral Robert Calder was a British Royal Navy officer best known for commanding the fleet in the 1805 Battle of Cape Finisterre during the Napoleonic Wars.

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instanceOf Royal Navy officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
awardReceived Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
birthDate 1745-07-02 ⓘ
birthPlace Elgin ⓘ
Moray ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
charge not doing his utmost to renew engagement with the enemy fleet ⓘ
commanded British fleet at the Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
courtMartial court-martial following the Battle of Cape Finisterre ⓘ
deathDate 1818-08-31 ⓘ
deathPlace England ⓘ
Hampshire ⓘ
Holmwood ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
familyName Calder ⓘ
father James Calder ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
mother Alice Hughes ⓘ
notableWork Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
parliamentaryRole witness before the 1805–1806 inquiry into naval operations ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) ⓘ
Battle of St. Kitts ⓘ
Battle of the Saintes ⓘ
promotedToRank Admiral ⓘ
Rear Admiral ⓘ
Vice Admiral ⓘ
rank Admiral ⓘ
residence Holmwood, near Petersfield, Hampshire ⓘ
resultOfCourtMartial severely reprimanded ⓘ
servedUnder Admiral George Rodney ⓘ
Admiral Horatio Nelson ⓘ
linked to: Horatio Nelson
serviceEndYear 1810 ⓘ
serviceStartYear 1759 ⓘ
spouse Amelia Michell ⓘ

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Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) → fleetCommander → Admiral Robert Calder ⓘ