Edward Codrington
| Sir Edward Codrington | |
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Sir Edward Codrington by Henry Perronet Briggs
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| Born |
27 April 1770 Dodington, England |
| Died | 28 April 1851 (aged 81) London, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom/British Empire
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| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
Portsmouth Command Mediterranean Fleet HMS Orion HMS Druid HMS Babet |
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| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Order of St. George, 2nd Class (Russia) |
| Relations | General Sir William Codrington (son) Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Codrington (son) |
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War of 1812
Greek War of Independence
Sir Edward Codrington, GCB, FRS (27 April 1770 – 28 April 1851) was a British admiral, who took part in the Battle of Trafalgar and the Battle of Navarino.
The youngest of three brothers born to an aristocratic, landowning family, Codrington was educated by an uncle named Mr Bethell. He was sent for a short time to Harrow, and entered the Royal Navy in July 1783. He served off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, in the Mediterranean and in home waters, until he was promoted to lieutenant on 28 May 1793, when Lord Howe selected him to be signal lieutenant on the flagship of the Channel fleet at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars. In that capacity he served on the 100-gun HMS Queen Charlotte during the operations which culminated in the battle of the Glorious First of June.
As a reward for his actions at the battle, on 7 October 1794 he was promoted to commander, and on 6 April 1795 attained the rank of Post-Captain and the command of the 22-gun HMS Babet from which he observed the Battle of Groix. His next command was the frigate HMS Druid whom he commanded in the Channel and off the coast of Portugal, until she was paid off in 1797. Following this, Codrington spent a period largely on land and on half-pay for some years. In December 1802 he married Jane Hall, an English woman from Kingston, Jamaica, and remained without a ship until the Peace of Amiens came to a close in 1803.
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