British politician and Royal Navy admiral (1774–1840)
The Honourable
Charles Elphinstone Fleeming
Born
18 June 1774 (1774-06-18)
Died
30 October 1840 (1840-10-31) (aged 66) Leamington
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Rank
Admiral of the Blue
Commands held
HMS Tisiphone HMS Tartar HMS Diomede HMS Egyptienne HMS Revenge HMS Bulwark HMS Standard HMS San Juan HMS Elizabeth West Indies Station Nore Command Portsmouth Command
Battles/wars
Battle of Cape Finisterre
Admiral Hon. Charles Elphinstone Fleeming (18 June 1774 – 30 October 1840) was a British officer of the Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He commanded a succession of smaller vessels during the early years of the wars, achieving some successes against French cruisers, merchants and privateers, before losing his ship on one operation. Combining his naval career with periods of political activity he took part in only one major fleet operation, the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805, but spent several years as a Member of Parliament. Connected by birth to a major noble landowning family several of his children went on to inherit or marry into titles and rank in the British peerage. Charles himself died an Admiral of the Blue with extensive Scottish estates.
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