Captain William Bolton (died 1817) was a captain in the Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary Wars.
His first known service was when he passed the Lieutenant's exam in 1789, becoming a Lieutenant in October of the following year. He commanded the Aurore from December 1795 to September 1796 [1] and Wolverine from February 1799, [2] [3] before his promotion to captain and commander of Arrow in early 1800, [4] on which he served in the Battle of Copenhagen. He took command of Aimable in September 1803, and Fisgard from August 1805 to mid-1809, serving in Jamaica and the North Sea [5] and taking part in the Walcheren Campaign in 1809. [3] [6]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 16 September 1815. [7] [Note 1]
Captain William Bolton (died 1817) was a captain in the Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary Wars.
His first known service was when he passed the Lieutenant's exam in 1789, becoming a Lieutenant in October of the following year. He commanded the Aurore from December 1795 to September 1796 [1] and Wolverine from February 1799, [2] [3] before his promotion to captain and commander of Arrow in early 1800, [4] on which he served in the Battle of Copenhagen. He took command of Aimable in September 1803, and Fisgard from August 1805 to mid-1809, serving in Jamaica and the North Sea [5] and taking part in the Walcheren Campaign in 1809. [3] [6]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 16 September 1815. [7] [Note 1]