Sir Charles Henry Knowles, 2nd Baronet, GCB was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually risi
Portrait of Knowles
The Glorious First of June. Knowles claimed that Howe's tactics reflected his own theories on effective naval combat.
Battle of Grenada, by Jean-François Hue. Knowles was slightly wounded during the battle.
Miniature portrait of Knowles
Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir Charles Thompson, 1st Baronet was a Royal Navy officer and politician who served in the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars. He wa
Sir Charles Knowles, 2nd Baronet
…Knowles's commission was confirmed on 28 May 1776 and he was appointed as second lieutenant of the 28-gun HMS Boreas, then under the command of Captain Charles Thompson. He served aboard the Boreas at Port Royal, and later on the North American Station at New York after the Battle of Bunker Hill. He was promoted to…
Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, 1774
Thompson's monument at Fareham