Robert Calder
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Admiral of the White Sir Robert Calder, 1st Baronet, was a Royal Navy officer who served in the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
Portrait by Lemuel Francis Abbott, c. 1787–1790
Portrait of Calder made after his promotion to Rear Admiral c. 1800
Marker for Calder near his grave site in Upham, Hampshire
The Battle of Cape Finisterre, which ended Calder's active naval career
In the Battle of Cape Finisterre off Galicia, Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive naval battle against the combined Franco-Spanish fleet which was returning from
Robert Calder
…spent several years as Captain of the Fleet under Admiral Sir John Jervis. However, he is chiefly remembered for his controversial actions following the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805 which resulted in his court-martial. Though he was removed from his sea command, he was retained in the Navy and later served as Commander-in-Chief…
Defiance, Windsor Castle, Prince of Wales, Repulse, Raisonable, and Glory, an engraving after Thomas Whitcombe
Day after the action – British frigates have two Spanish prizes, the Firme and the San Rafael under tow on the right. Painting by William Anderson