Samuel Inglefield
| Samuel Inglefield | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1783 |
| Died | 1848 |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Great Britain United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1791–1848 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Ganges Brazils and River Plate Station East Indies and China Station |
| Battles/wars |
Battle of Vuelta de Obligado French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Uruguayan Civil War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Rear Admiral Samuel Hood Inglefield CB (1783–1848) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander in-Chief, East Indies and China Station.
Naval career
Born the son of John Nicholson Inglefield, Inglefield joined the Royal Navy in 1791.[1] He was promoted to post-captain in 1807[2] and commanded HMS Bacchante at Jamaica in 1807 and assisted in the capture of the Spanish privateer Amor de la Patria,[3] and intercepted a Spanish armed vessel.[4] The following year he captured the French brig Griffon.[4]
By 1827 Inglefield was commanding HMS Ganges.[5] Promoted to rear admiral in 1841,[1] he was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Brazils and River Plate Station[6] at a time when Uruguayan Civil War was underway.[7] Inglefield took decisive action at this time to keep the Paraná River open so ensuring continuity of trade.[8] He became Commander in-Chief, East Indies and China Station in 1846[9] and died while still serving in that role in 1848.[10]
He lived at Orpington in Kent.[11]
Family
In 1816 he married Priscilla Margaret Otway.[1] He was father to Edward Augustus Inglefield, an admiral, inventor and Arctic explorer.[12]
See also
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "
Inglefield, Samuel Hood". A Naval Biographical Dictionary. John Murray. Wikisource.
References
- 1 2 3 Naval Officers 1849
- ↑ Item reference ADM 9/3/403 National Archives]
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 16104. p. 8. 29 December 1807.
- 1 2 HMS Bacchante at Age of Nelson
- ↑ Biography of John Alexander Duntze R.N.
- ↑ The Buckle Papers National Archives
- ↑ W.L. Clowes on the 1845 Anglo-French action in Uruguay
- ↑ Pax Britannica: The Parana
- ↑ William Loney RN
- ↑ Edward Augustus Inglefield at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ Orpington Tithe award schedule - signed 30 June 1843 Kent Archaeology
- ↑ Edward Augustus Inglefield at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Purvis |
Commander-in-Chief, South East Coast of America Station 1844–1846 |
Succeeded by Thomas Herbert |
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Cochrane |
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and China Station 1846–1848 |
Succeeded by Sir Francis Collier |