COMMANDER // 1740–1799
Charles Thompson
vice admiral1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1740 – 1799
Active service 1797 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 57.
Profile
Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir Charles Thompson, 1st Baronet was a Royal Navy officer and politician who served in the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars. He was second in command at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, where Thompson's disregard for Sir John Jervis' signal to tack to counter a Spanish attack nearly lost the battle and began an enmity between the two men that combined with poor health eventually led to the end of Thompson's active career. From 1796 to 1799 he was also MP for Monmouth.
Battles (1)
1797
Battle of Cape St. VincentAnglo-Spanish War (1796-1808) · Great Britain