Richard Saunders Dundas (1802 - 1861) was a British naval officer. 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Son of Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, he was educated at Harrow College and became a captain in the Royal Navy in 1824. He was awarded a Companion of the Bath in 1841 for his services in the First Opium War. He was a Lord of the Admiralty from 1853 to 1861. He was Commander in Chief of the Baltic fleet from 1855 to 1861, rising from Third to First Naval Lord. He was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1856 and was made a grand officer of the Legion of Honour and a Vice Admiral in 1858. Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville (1771-1851) was a British statesman, the son of Henry Dundas, the 1st Viscount. ... Harrow College is the main community college of Harrow, London, formerly known as Greenhill. ... Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... 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 First Opium War was a trade-inspired war between the United Kingdom and the Qing Empire in China from 1839 to 1842. ... The office of Lord High Admiral had been created in about 1400 to oversee the Royal Navy. ... 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. ... French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (in Legion of Honor (AmE) or Legion of Honour (ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ...