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until his promotion to rear-admiral of the blue on 28 April 1808. He does not appear to have ever raised his flag, but continued to be promoted. He was advanced to rear-admiral of the red on 31 July 1810, vice-admiral of the blue on 12 August 1812, and finally vice-admiral of the white
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and several of the frigates had drifted some six miles distant of the admiral on the morning of 23 July, and took no part in the second indecisive clash of the battle. The fleets then parted, with Calder's force sailing to the north with the prizes, where they met the fleet arriving from the West
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and sailed for Cadiz. Calder had been criticised for failing to win a decisive victory, and on arriving off Cadiz and assuming command of the fleet, Nelson passed on the
Admiralty's orders to Calder which summoned him back to Britain to face a
271:, instead commanded his ship and received a share of the rewards. Lechmere had missed one of the most decisive battles of his career, but he went on to command other ships and receive further promotions, eventually dying at the close of the
544:. Nelson was also required to allow those captains who had fought with Calder and wished to give evidence in his support to return to England to give evidence at his court-martial. Lechmere was one of those who agreed to go, as did Captain
287:. William joined the Royal Navy and was commissioned as a lieutenant on 20 December 1774. He served during the American War of Independence, being promoted to commander on 23 September 1782 and appointed to command the
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on 12 December 1815 at the age of 63. He had had a number of children, several of whom followed him into the navy. Among them was his eldest son, Charles, who was born on 4 December 1789 and died in command of
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before the outbreak of the French
Revolutionary Wars. He returned to service in 1794 and commanded several ships in British waters. During this time he assisted in the transport of
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until paying her off in
October 1798. He then appears to have been unemployed for a period, as he is not recorded in command of a ship until April 1805, when he superseded Captain
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on 21 September 1790, but it was not until August 1794, after the outbreak of the French
Revolutionary Wars, that he took up his first independent command, the 74-gun
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took place. Consequently
Lechmere was absent when the battle took place, and Stockham instead received a share of the rewards of a grateful nation, being promoted to
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Despite having missed his opportunity to take part in the decisive naval battle of the wars, Lechmere received several other commands, taking over the 98-gun
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While refitting, Lechmere received orders to join
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had been recently recaptured from the
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October that year. He was appointed a Colonel of Marines on 6 October 1806. His final seagoing command was the 98-gun
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station, but like many of his contemporaries he struggled at times to secure postings, and spent some time without a ship.
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was involved in the fighting as the second to last ship in Calder's line, and had seven men killed and eleven wounded.
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fleet, an action that had a significant impact on his life. Although he went on to join the fleet assembling off
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in July 1797 and resumed his previous duties as commander of Vandeput's flagship at Halifax. He commanded
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in May 1784. He later returned to Britain, but was back at Newfoundland in April 1785, before
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in 1796, during which time she was the flagship of Vice-Admiral George Vandeput on the
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in January 1795, and remained in command of her until February 1796. During this time
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Lechmere took advantage of the peace and married Elizabeth, the daughter of
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Admiral Sir Robert Calder's action off Cape Finisterre, 23 July 1805
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He was back in command of a ship in 1805, and saw action at the
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205:(c. 1752 â 12 December 1815) was an officer of the
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Royal Navy personnel of the American Revolutionary War
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Lechmere joined the navy and saw service during the
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449:Present at Finisterre, absent at Trafalgar
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1058:Trafalgar: The Men, The Battle, The Storm
502:. After sending several ships, including
470:was assigned to the fleet under Admiral
394:and, delayed by poor weather, landed at
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423:on 28 February. He moved to the 74-gun
333:on 31 October 1787. He was promoted to
666:A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary
480:brought them to battle on 22 July 1805
382:and also served as a Royal escort for
627:James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez
285:Nicholas Lechmere, 1st Baron Lechmere
194:Nicholas Lechmere, 1st Baron Lechmere
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401:Lechmere took command of the 64-gun
985:. Vol. 77. F. Jefferies. 1807.
360:. He was transferred to the 50-gun
1056:Clayton, Tim; Craig, Phil (2004).
637:and grandmother of the naturalist
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571:, while Lechmere was overlooked.
313:was paid off in November 1785.
438:, and commissioned the 74-gun
386:. Princess Caroline left from
384:Princess Caroline of Brunswick
317:Interwar and return to service
238:Princess Caroline of Brunswick
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226:American War of Independence
211:American War of Independence
625:, son of the naval officer
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1013:Bennett, Geoffrey (2004).
639:Robert John Lechmere Guppy
164:American Revolutionary War
1079:. Conway Maritime Press.
476:Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
412:station. He went out to
249:Battle of Cape Finisterre
179:Battle of Cape Finisterre
169:French Revolutionary Wars
89:Vice-Admiral of the White
59:Great Britain and Ireland
1157:Royal Navy vice admirals
1051:. Vol. 3. Harrison.
982:The Gentleman's Magazine
919:The Gentleman's Magazine
390:on 28 March 1795 in the
267:. His first lieutenant,
1075:Goodwin, Peter (2005).
1039:. Vol. 2. J. Gold.
1015:The Battle of Trafalgar
998:. London: Aurum Press.
947:Yseult Bridges (1980).
872:The Trafalgar Companion
857:The Battle of Trafalgar
824:The Trafalgar Companion
327:St Martin-in-the-Fields
1115:Winfield, Rif (2007).
1094:Winfield, Rif (2007).
890:The Ships of Trafalgar
809:The Ships of Trafalgar
635:Amelia Elizabeth Guppy
464:
323:Sir John Dashwood-King
209:who served during the
1045:Clarke, James Stanier
840:Clayton & Craig.
602:on 4 June 1814.
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344:. Lechmere commanded
279:Family and early life
77:Years of service
990:Adkin, Mark (2007).
951:Child of the Tropics
508:Cuthbert Collingwood
215:French Revolutionary
1049:The Naval Chronicle
732:The Naval Chronicle
565:Battle of Trafalgar
265:Battle of Trafalgar
253:Sir Robert Calder's
1060:. London: Hodder.
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380:John Willett Payne
303:Sheerness Dockyard
1128:978-1-86176-246-7
1107:978-1-84415-700-6
1086:978-1-84486-015-9
1024:978-1-84415-107-3
1017:. Pen and Sword.
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418:privateer
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403:HMS
396:Greenwich
377:Commodore
371:flew the
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350:the Downs
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190:Relations
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410:Halifax
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