Admiral of the Fleet James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, was a Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator. After seeing action at the capture of Charleston during the American Revolutionary War, he s
Portrait by Joseph Slater Jr., 1813
Iver Grove, Gambier's home in Buckinghamshire
The third-rate HMS Defence, commanded by Gambier, at the Glorious First of June in 1794
Cartoon mocking Gambier's refusal to support Lord Cochrane at the Battle of the Basque Roads
Battle of the Basque Roads
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The Battle of the Basque Roads, also known as the Battle of Aix Roads, was a major naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars, fought in the narrow Basque Roads at the mouth of the Charente River on the Bisc
James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier
…Cathcart, he oversaw the bombardment of Copenhagen during the Napoleonic Wars. He later survived an accusation of cowardice for his inaction at the Battle of the Basque Roads. Born the second son of John Gambier, the Lieutenant Governor of the Bahamas and Bermudian Deborah Stiles, Gambier was brought up in England by his…
Destruction of the French Fleet in Basque Roads Thomas Whitcombe, 1817
The British navy, led by Theseus, preventing the French Mediterranean Squadron from joining with the Brest Squadron near the Isle de Groix on 21 February 1809.
Zacharie Allemand, the French commander at the battle
Copy of an 1807 portrait of Lord Cochrane