COMMANDER // 1745–1811
Robert Carthew Reynolds
Lifespan
1745 – 1811
Active service 1797 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 52.
Profile
Rear-Admiral Robert Carthew Reynolds was a long serving and widely respected officer of the British Royal Navy who served in four separate major wars in a 52-year career. During this time he saw only one major battle, although was engaged in one of the most noted frigate actions of the French Revolutionary Wars, the destruction of the Droits de l'Homme, in which his own frigate was driven ashore and wrecked. Reynolds died in 1811 during a great storm in late December, which scattered his convoy and wrecked three ships of the line including his own flagship HMS St George. Over 2,000 British sailors, including Reynolds, were drowned.
Battles (1)
1797
Action of 13 January 1797French Revolutionary Wars · Great Britain