Charles Paget (Royal Navy officer)
| Sir Charles Paget | |
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Painting of Charles Paget by Sir Thomas Lawrence
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| Born | 7 October 1778 |
| Died | 27 January 1839 (aged 60) Onboard HMS Tartarus |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held |
Cork Station North America and West Indies Station |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order Knight Bachelor |
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Paget GCH (7 October 1778 – 27 January 1839) was a British sailor who also became a liberal politician and Member of Parliament.
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Paget (1778–1839) was the son of Henry Bayly Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, and Jane Champagné, and was brother to the second earl who became the first Marquess of Anglesey, famous for losing his leg at the Battle of Waterloo while commanding the cavalry.
Charles joined the Royal Navy in 1790, and by 1797 he was captain of HMS Martin, a sloop of war serving at the Battle of Camperdown.
In 1798 he became post-captain of HMS Brilliant, a small frigate in which he captured le Dragon of 11 guns, and the St Jago, a Spanish privateer of 10 guns. In 1800 he removed into HMS Egyptienne.
Captain Paget's next appointment was to HMS Hydra, a frigate of 38 guns, in which he proceeded to the Mediterranean where he remained about twelve months. On 6 April 1803 he commissioned HMS Endymion, a frigate of the largest class, and in the course of the ensuing summer he captured Bacchante, a French corvette of 18 guns, Adour, a store ship pierced for 20 guns, and General, a Morcau schooner privateer of 16 guns. He subsequently intercepted several richly laden Spanish merchantmen coming from South America, and he also captured Colombe, a French corvette of 10 guns off Ushant.
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