Admiral Edward Codrington

Sir Edward Codrington (1770-1851) was a British admiral, hero of the Battle of Trafalgar and the Battle of Navarino. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Codrington. ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Admiral is a word from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (Lord of the bay). ... The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on 21 October 1805, is part of the War of the Third Coalition assembled by Britain against France. ... Battle of Navarino The naval Battle of Navarino was fought on 20 October 1827, during the Greek War of Independence (1821-29). ...

Early Life and Career

The youngest of three brothers, Codrington was educated by an uncle named Mr Bethell. He was sent for a short time to Harrow, and entered the Royal Navy in July 1783. He served in the American Colonies, in the Mediterranean and at home, until he was promoted to lieutenant on the May 28 of the same year. (what year?) Uncle may refer to: A family relationship, see Cousin chart Blind Uncle Gaspard Dutch uncle Kill Uncle My Uncle Benjamin Rich Uncle Pennybags Royal Uncle Cao The Man from U.N.C.L.E. the eponymous character from the Uncle series Uncle Albert Uncle Anesthesia Uncle Ben Uncle Buck Uncle... Harrow School Crest Harrow School is a British public school, located in Harrow on the Hill, in North West London. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Betsy Ross purportedly sewed the first American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing each of the 13 colonies. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ...

Lord Howe selected him to be signal lieutenant on the flagship of the Channel fleet at the beginning of the French Revolution. In that capacity he served on the 100-gun HMS Queen Charlotte during the operations which culminated in the Glorious First of June. On the October 7, 1794 he was promoted to commander, and on the April 6, 1795 attained the rank of Post-Captain and the command of the 22-gun Babet. He continued to serve in the Channel, and was present at the action off L'Orient on the 23 June 1795. He next commanded Druid in the Channel and on the coast of Portugal, till she was paid off in 1797. Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (March 8, 1726 – August 5, 1799) was a British admiral. ... The English Channel, also for some time known as the British Sea (French: La Manche, the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. ... Jump to: navigation, search During the French Revolution (1789-1799) democracy and republicanism overthrew the absolute monarchy in France, and the French portion of the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Queen Charlotte after Charlotte, queeen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom. ... Glorious First of June Conflict French Revolutionary Wars Date June 1, 1794 Place 400 miles west of Ushant Result Indecisive The Glorious First of June (also known as the Third Battle of Ushant and in French as the Bataille du 13 prairial An 2) was a naval battle fought in... Jump to: navigation, search October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Insignia of a United States Navy Commander Commander is a military rank used in many navies but not generally in armies or air forces. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For the Patrick OBrian novel, see Post Captain (novel). ... Lorient is a commune and a seaport of Brittany, France, in the Morbihan département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search In Celtic Polytheism, the word Druid denotes the priestly class in ancient Celtic societies, which existed through much of Western Europe north of the Alps and in the British Isles. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Codrington remained largely on land and on half-pay for some years. In December 1802 he married Jane Hall, an English woman from Kingston, Jamaica. Jump to: navigation, search December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... --69. ... Location of Kingston Kingston (population 600,000) is the capital of Jamaica. ...

Service in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812

On the renewal of hostilities with France after the breach of the Peace of Amiens he was appointed (May 1805) to the command of the 74-gun battleship Orion and was attached to the fleet off the coast of Spain. Orion played a major part in the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. Jump to: navigation, search The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule of France. ... Jump to: navigation, search The War of 1812 was a conflict fought on land in North America and at sea around the world between the United States and United Kingdom from 1812 to 1815. ... The Treaty of Amiens was signed on March 25, 1802 (Germinal 4, year X in the French Revolutionary Calendar) by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquis Cornwallis as a Definitive Treaty of Peace between France and Britain. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on 21 October 1805, is part of the War of the Third Coalition assembled by Britain against France. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ...

For the next several years, Codrington fought alongside the Spanish against the French in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1814 he was promoted to the rank of rear admiral, at which time he was serving off the coast of North America as captain of the fleet to Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane during the operations against Washington, Baltimore and New Orleans during the War of 1812. 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The term Rear Admiral originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons, and can trace its origins to the British Royal Navy. ... Jump to: navigation, search World map showing North America (geographically) A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and... Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane (April 23, 1758_January 26, 1832) was a senior Royal Navy commander during the Napoleonic Wars. ... ... This article is about the city in the US state of Maryland. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Jump to: navigation, search The War of 1812 was a conflict fought on land in North America and at sea around the world between the United States and United Kingdom from 1812 to 1815. ...

In 1815 he was made a Knight Commander of the Bath and a vice admiral on the July 10, 1821. The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Military Badge of the Order of the Bath Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-11, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The Greek War of Independence and the Battle of Navarino

In December 1826 Codrington was appointed once again to the Mediterranean command, and sailed on the 1 February 1827. Jump to: navigation, search December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

From that date until his recall on the 21 June 1828 he was engaged in the arduous duties imposed on him by the Greek War of Independence, which had led to anarchy in Greece and surrounding areas. On the 20 October 1827 he destroyed the Turkish and Egyptian naval forces at the Battle of Navarino while in command of a combined British, French and Russian fleet. June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Declaration of the War by Bishop Germanos at St. ... Jump to: navigation, search Anarchy can refer to several different things: The word anarchy, referring to an absence of government. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Battle of Navarino The naval Battle of Navarino was fought on 20 October 1827, during the Greek War of Independence (1821-29). ...

After the battle Codrington went to Malta to refit his ships. He remained there till May 1828, when he sailed to join his French and Russian colleagues on the coast of the Morea. They endeavoured to enforce the evacuation of the peninsula by Ibrahim Pasha peacefully. The Pasha made diplomatic difficulties, and on the 25th of July the three admirals agreed that Codrington should go to Alexandria to obtain Ibrahims recall by his father Mehemet Ali. This article is about the month of May. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Ibrahim Pasha (1789 – 10 November 1848), a 19th century general of Egypt. ...

Codrington had heard on the 22nd of June of his own supersession, but, as his successor had not arrived, he carried out the arrangement made on the 25th of July, and his presence at Alexandria led to the treaty of the 6th of August 1828, by which the evacuation of the Morea was settled. His services were recognized by the grant of the Grand Cross of the Bath, but there is no doubt that he was treated as a scape-goat at least to some extent.

Later Years

After his return home Codrington spent some time in defending himself, and then in leisure abroad. He commanded a training squadron in the Channel in 1831 and became admiral on the 10th of January 1837. He was elected Member of Parliament for Devonport in 1832, and sat for that constituency until he accepted the Chiltern Hundreds in 1839. From November 1839 to December 1842 he was commander-in-chief at Portsmouth. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Plymouth Devonport is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Chiltern Hundreds date back to the 13th century. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... This article is about the English city of Portsmouth. ...

Codrington died on the 28th of April 1851. He left two sons, both of whom achieved distinction in the British armed forces. Sir William John Codrington (1804-1884) was a commander in the Crimean War. Sir John Henry Codrington (1808-1877), a naval officer, became an Admiral of the Fleet. Jump to: navigation, search Sir William John Codrington (1800 — 1884) was a British general who served in the Crimean war, and Commander-in-Chief after the death of General Simpson. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Crimean War lasted from 28 March 1854 until 1856. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Admiral of the Fleet is a supreme naval position that has existed both in historical navies and several modern day navies of the 21st century. ...

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