Sir Charles Ogle, 2nd Baronet
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Ogle, 2nd Baronet (24 May 1775 – 16 June 1858) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer, he saw action leading storming parties at the capture of Martinique and at the capture of Guadeloupe during the French Revolutionary Wars. He also took part in the landings in Egypt in the later stages of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Ogle | |
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Born | (1775-05-24)24 May 1775 Worthy Park House, Hampshire |
Died | 16 June 1858(1858-06-16) (aged 83) Tunbridge Wells, Kent |
Buried | St Mary's Church, Ponteland, Northumberland |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1787–1848 |
Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
Commands held | HMS Assurance HMS Avenger HMS Peterel HMS Minerva HMS Meleager HMS Greyhound HMS Égyptienne HMS Unite HMS Princess Augusta HMS Ramillies HMS Malta HMS Rivoli North American Station Portsmouth Command |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
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During the Napoleonic Wars, Ogle commanded of the fifth-rate HMS Unite in the Mediterranean Fleet. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, North American Station and then Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. He also briefly served as Tory Member of Parliament for the rotten borough of Portarlington.