Charles Ross (Royal Navy officer)
| Charles Bayne Hodgson Ross | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1776 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 2 March 1849 (aged 72) Devonport, Devon, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1788–1849 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Vice Admiral Charles Bayne Hodgson Ross CB (July 1776 – 2 March 1849) was a Royal Navy officer who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, who later commanded the ship that took Napoleon Bonaparte into his finale exile on St Helena, and who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.
Charles Ross was the son of Lieutenant Robert Hunter Ross, RN, and a great-great grandson of William Ross, 12th Lord Ross. He entered the navy on 1 March 1788 as a captain's servant aboard the sloop Echo, commanded by Captain Robert Carthew Reynolds. He remained in her, stationed at Newfoundland, until December. From February to April 1790 he served aboard the 74-gun Edgar, the guard ship at Portsmouth, under Captain Anthony James Pye Molloy, then moved into the Salisbury (50), flagship of Vice-Admiral Mark Milbanke, Commodore-Governor at Newfoundland, before returning to the Edgar, under Captain Albemarle Bertie.
Between March 1793 and April 1796 he served as master's mate and then midshipman, firstly in the fire-ship Conflagration and then the frigate Tartar (28), both commanded by Captain Thomas Francis Fremantle, then aboard St George (98) and Britannia (100), the flagships of Sir Hyde Parker, and the Victory (100), flagship of Sir John Jervis. While attached to the Tartar and St. George he served on shore during the capture and evacuation of Toulon, and took part in the land operations connected with the capture of Saint-Florent, Bastia, and Calvi, in the island of Corsica, and fought in the battles off Genoa and the Hyères Islands in March and July 1795.
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