Sir Charles Saunders, KB (c.1715 – December 7, 1775) was an admiral in the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War and later First Lord of the Admiralty. He commanded the fleet which brought James Wolfe to Quebec in 1759 and consolidated the dead general's victory after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Military Badge of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... The designation C: (sometimes C: ) is the drive letter that refers to the main partition (or portion of an hard drive) on an MS-DOS or Windows personal computer. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Combatants Kingdom of Prussia Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland Electorate of Hanover Kingdom of Portugal Brunswick Hesse-Kassel Holy Roman/Austrian Empire Kingdom of France Russian Empire Kingdom of Sweden Kingdom of Spain Electorate of Saxony Kingdom of Naples and Sicily Kingdom of Sardinia The Seven Years War (1754... The First Lord of the Admiralty was a British government position in charge of the Admiralty. ... A rare occurance of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... General James Wolfe, General James (Jimmy) Wolfe (January 2, 1727 – September 13, 1759) was a British general, remembered mainly for his role in establishing British rule in Canada. ... Motto: « Don de Dieu feray valoir Â» (I shall put Gods gift to good use) Site in the province of Québec Official logo Provincial region Province Country Capitale-Nationale Québec Canada Gentilé Québécois, Québécoise Mayor Jean-Paul LAllier 1989-Dec. ... Combatants Britain France Commanders James Wolfe † Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm † Strength 4,800 regulars 4,000 regulars 300 militia Casualties 658 dead or wounded 644 dead or wounded The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, fought September 13, 1759, was a decisive battle of the North American theatre of...

He was Member of Parliament for the Devon port (and major Royal Navy base) of Plymouth 1750-54 and then represented the Yorkshire borough of Hedon from 1754 until his death. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hedon, sometimes spelt Heydon, was a parliamentary borough in the East Riding of Yorkshire, represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1547 to 1832. ...

Cape Saunders, on the Otago coast of New Zealand, was named in his honour by Captain James Cook, who had served under Saunders in Canada. Cape Saunders is a prominent headland on the Pacific Ocean coast of the Otago Peninsula in New Zealands South Island. ... Otago (help· info) is one of the regions of New Zealand and lies in the south-east of the South Island. ... James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. ...

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online