29 December 1807 Aboard HMS Anson, Mounts Bay, Cornwall
Allegiance
Great Britain United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Years of service
1780–1807
Rank
Captain
Commands held
HMS Utile HMS Fury HMS Kite HMS Anson
Battles/wars
French Revolutionary Wars
Siege of Toulon
Battle of Genoa
Battle of Hyères Islands
Capture of Utile
Napoleonic Wars
Capture of Pomona
Capture of Curaçao
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Charles Lydiard (fl. 13 May 1780 – 29 December 1807) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Lydiard's origins are obscure, but he joined the navy in 1780 and rose through the ranks after distinguished service in the early years of the French Revolutionary Wars, particularly during the Siege of Toulon. He saw action in several engagements in the Mediterranean, and had a part in the defeat of a French frigate in 1795. The chance for promotion passed him by however when the French ship escaped. He again demonstrated his qualities on a cutting-out expedition under the guns of a French shore battery, and this time was successful in escaping with his prize. He was promoted and appointed to the command of his prize, and went on to be captain of several small vessels before a period of unemployment caused by his promotion to post-captain. He returned to active service in 1805 with command of the razee HMS Anson, in which ship he distinguished himself in a number of incidents in the West Indies, capturing a Spanish frigate, attacking a French ship of the line, and helping to capture the island of Curaçao. He returned to Britain after these exploits, but his ship was caught in a gale, and despite his best efforts, was driven ashore and wrecked. Lydiard did his utmost to save as many of his men as he could, before being swept away and drowned.
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