Samuel Inglefield | |
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Born | 1783 |
Died | 24 February 1848 Bombay [1] |
Allegiance |
Great Britain United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1791–1848 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Ganges Brazils and River Plate Station East Indies and China Station |
Battles/wars |
Battle of Vuelta de Obligado French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Uruguayan Civil War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
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.
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]
In 1816 he married Priscilla Margaret Otway. [2] He was father to Edward Augustus Inglefield, an admiral, inventor and Arctic explorer. [13]
Samuel Inglefield | |
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Born | 1783 |
Died | 24 February 1848 Bombay [1] |
Allegiance |
Great Britain United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1791–1848 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Ganges Brazils and River Plate Station East Indies and China Station |
Battles/wars |
Battle of Vuelta de Obligado French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Uruguayan Civil War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
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.
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]
In 1816 he married Priscilla Margaret Otway. [2] He was father to Edward Augustus Inglefield, an admiral, inventor and Arctic explorer. [13]