Samuel Inglefield
Samuel Inglefield | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1783 |
| Died | 24 February 1848 (aged 64–65) |
| Father | John Nicholson Inglefield |
| Relatives | Edward Augustus Inglefield (son) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | File:Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom |
| Branch | File:Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Royal Navy |
| Service years | 1791–1848 |
| Rank | Rear-Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Ganges Brazils and River Plate Station East Indies and China Station |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
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Rear-Admiral Samuel Hood Inglefield CB (1783 – 24 February 1848) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander in-Chief, East Indies and China Station.
Naval career
[edit | edit source]The son of John Nicholson Inglefield, Inglefield joined the Royal Navy in 1791.[2] He was promoted to post-captain in 1807[3] and commanded HMS Bacchante at Jamaica in 1807 and assisted in the capture of the Spanish privateer Amor de la Patria,[4] and intercepted a Spanish armed vessel.[5] The following year he captured the French brig Griffon.[5]
By 1827 Inglefield was commanding HMS Ganges.[6] Promoted to rear admiral in 1841,[2] he was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Brazils and River Plate Station[7] at a time when Uruguayan Civil War was underway.[8] Inglefield took decisive action at this time to keep the Paraná River open so ensuring continuity of trade.[9] He became Commander in-Chief, East Indies and China Station in 1846[10] and died of apparent heat stroke while still serving in that role in 1848.[1][11]
He lived at Orpington in Kent.[12]
Family
[edit | edit source]In 1816 he married Priscilla Margaret Otway.[2] He was father to Edward Augustus Inglefield, an admiral, inventor and Arctic explorer.[13]
See also
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References
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- ^ Item reference ADM 9/3/403 National Archives]
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- ^ a b HMS Bacchante at Age of Nelson
- ^ Biography of John Alexander Duntze R.N.
- ^ The Buckle Papers National Archives
- ^ W.L. Clowes on the 1845 Anglo-French action in Uruguay
- ^ Pax Britannica: The Parana
- ^ William Loney RN
- ^ Edward Augustus Inglefield at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Orpington Tithe award schedule – signed 30 June 1843 Kent Archaeology
- ^ Edward Augustus Inglefield at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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