Admiral Sir Edward Joseph Hamilton, 1st Baronet, KCB was a Royal Navy officer who served in French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of admiral.
Portrait of Hamilton
Santa Cecilia, the former Hermione, is cut out at Puerto Cabello by boats from HMS Surprise
The men from Surprise rush aboard the Santa Cecilia in Puerto Cabello.
Vice-Admiral of the Red Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Born in Newcas
Portrait by Henry Howard, 1828
Silhouette of Collingwood drawn by Horatio Nelson when both were serving in the West Indies
HMS Excellent with other ships during the battle at Cape St. Vincent, 1797. Collingwood would serve four years in command of the ship.
Collingwood shown in later life in a painting in Paxton House