Charles Elliot (Royal Navy officer)
| Sir Charles Elliot | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 December 1818 |
| Died | 21 May 1895 (aged 76) Bitterne, Southampton |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/ |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1832–1888 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands held |
HMS Hazard HMS Spartan HMS Sybille HMS Cressy HMS St Jean d'Acre South East Coast of America Station Nore Command Plymouth Command |
| Battles/wars |
Egyptian–Ottoman War Second Opium War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral of the Fleet The Hon. Sir Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot KCB (12 December 1818 – 21 May 1895) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he was involved in the bombardment of Acre during the Egyptian–Ottoman War.
During the Second Opium War Eliott led a unit of 300 sailors and marines which successfully breached the walls of Canton and then led another unit which destroyed 23 Chinese war-junks in the estuary South of the city. After that, he led a small squadron of British ships which pursued a fleet of 41 Chinese war-junks at the Battle of Escape Creek: his squadron chased the war-junks upriver and then, once the British ships were grounded as the river narrowed, they chased them in the ships' boats until all the war-junks had been overhauled. He also took part in the larger action, under Commodore Henry Keppel, involving around 100 war-junks at the Battle of Fatshan Creek.
Elliot went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South East Coast of America Station, then Commander-in-Chief, The Nore and finally Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.
Born the son of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto and Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (née Brydone), Elliot joined the Royal Navy in May 1832. Promoted to lieutenant on 27 June 1838, he was appointed to the second-rate HMS Rodney in August 1838. He transferred to the sixth-rate HMS Talbot in the Mediterranean Fleet in October 1838. Promoted to commander on 16 July 1840, he became commanding officer of the sloop HMS Hazard in July 1840 and was involved in the bombardment of Acre in November 1840 during the Egyptian–Ottoman War. Promoted to captain on 16 August 1841, he went on to be commanding officer of the sixth-rate HMS Spartan on the North America and West Indies Station in August 1841 and commanding officer of the fifth-rate HMS Sybille on the East Indies and China Station in May 1853.
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