COMMANDER // 1742–1821
John Colpoys
admiral1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1742 – 1821
Active service 1795 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 53.
Profile
Admiral Sir John Colpoys, was a Royal Navy officer who served in three wars but is most notable for being one of the catalysts of the Spithead Mutiny in 1797 after ordering his marines to fire on a deputation of mutinous sailors. Although this event resulted in his removal from active duty, Colpoys was a capable administrator who remained heavily involved in staff duties ashore during the Napoleonic Wars and was later a Lord of the Admiralty, Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath and Governor of Greenwich Naval Hospital.
Battles (1)
1795
Action of 10 April 1795French Revolutionary Wars · Great Britain