Robert Carthew Reynolds
Royal Navy rear admiral (1745–1811) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rear-Admiral Robert Carthew Reynolds (bap. 30 July 1745 – 24 December 1811) was a long serving and widely respected officer of the British Royal Navy who served in four separate major wars in a 52-year career. During this time he saw only one major battle, although was engaged in one of the most noted frigate actions of the French Revolutionary Wars, the destruction of the Droits de l'Homme, in which his own frigate was driven ashore and wrecked. Reynolds died in 1811 during a great storm in late December, which scattered his convoy and wrecked three ships of the line including his own flagship HMS St George. Over 2,000 British sailors, including Reynolds, were drowned.
Robert Carthew Reynolds | |
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Born | bap. 30 July 1745 Lamorran, Cornwall |
Died | 24 December 1811 (aged 66) HMS St George, off Jutland |
Allegiance | Great Britain |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1759–1811 |
Rank | Rear-Admiral |
Commands held | 2nd-in-Command, Baltic Fleet |
Battles/wars | Seven Years' War
American Revolutionary War |