Charles Tyler
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| Born | 1760 Cavan |
| Died | 28 September 1835 Gloucester |
| Buried at | St Nicholas Church, St Nicholas , Cardiff, Wales |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Ireland |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Rank | Admiral |
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HMS Meleager
HMS Diadem
HMS Aigle
HMS Warrior
commander of a unit of Sea Fencibles
HMS Tonnant
Admiral Sir Charles Tyler, GCB (1760 - 28 September 1835) was a naval officer in the British Royal Navy who gained fame during the Napoleonic Wars as a naval captain that fought at the Battle of Copenhagen (1801) and Battle of Trafalgar, becoming one of the Nelsonic Band of Brothers
Tyler was born in County Cavan, Ireland in 1760, the son of Captain Peter Tyler of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry and his wife the Hon. Anna Maria Roper, daughter of Henry Roper, 8th Baron Teynham. His father died when he was three years old. In 1771, at eleven years of age, he joined the Royal Navy aboard HMS Barfluer under Captain Andrew Snape Hamond as a Captain's Servant boy. His rapid promotion to the rank of Midshipsman within his second year at sea suggest the captain favored him and may have known his family. He rose steadily through the ranks during the American Revolutionary War, although during that period he had little opportunity to distinguish himself. In 1779 he was promoted to lieutenant, jumping to commander in 1782 and retaining his position throughout the peacetime Navy of 1783 to 1790, when he was made Post captain.
Upon the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars, Tyler was in command of the frigate HMS Meleager during the siege of Toulon and the invasion of Corsica the following year. He first met Nelson in the course of these campaigns, and was present when the latter lost an eye at the siege of Calvi.
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