For those of a similar name, see Francis Austin (disambiguation) and Frank Austin (disambiguation).
Admiral of the Fleet
Sir Francis William Austen
Born
(1774-04-23)23 April 1774 Steventon, Hampshire, England
Died
10 August 1865(1865-08-10) (aged 91) Widley, Hampshire, England
Buried
St Peter and St Paul, Wymering, Portsmouth
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Years of service
1786-1865
Rank
Admiral of the Fleet
Commands held
HMS Peterel
HMS Neptune
HMS Leopard
HMS Canopus
HMS St Albans
HMS Caledonia
HMS Elephant
North America and West Indies Station
Battles/wars
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
War of 1812
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Alma mater
Royal Naval Academy
Spouse(s)
Mary Gibson
Martha Lloyd
Relations
George Austen (father)
James Austen (brother)
Edward Austen Knight (brother)
Henry Thomas Austen (brother)
Cassandra Austen (sister)
Jane Austen (sister)
Charles Austen (brother)
Philadelphia Austen Hancock (aunt)
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Francis William Austen, GCB (23 April 1774 – 10 August 1865) was a Royal Navy officer and an elder brother of the novelist Jane Austen. As commanding officer of the sloop HMS Peterel, he captured some 40 ships, was present at the capture of a French squadron, and led an operation when the French brig Ligurienne was captured and two others were driven ashore off Marseille during the French Revolutionary Wars.
On the outbreak of Napoleonic Wars Austen was appointed to raise and organise a corps of Sea Fencibles at Ramsgate to defend a strip of the Kentish coast. He went on to be commanding officer of the third-rate HMS Canopus, in which he took part in the pursuit of the French Fleet to the West Indies and back and then fought at the Battle of San Domingo, leading the lee line of ships into the battle. He later commanded the third-rate HMS St Albans and observed the Battle of Vimeiro from the deck of his ship before embarking British troops retreating after the Battle of Corunna. He went on to be commanding officer of the third-rate HMS Elephant and captured the United States privateer Swordfish during the War of 1812.
As a senior officer Austen served as Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station.
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