George Sayer (Royal Navy officer)
| George Sayer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1773 Deal, Kent |
| Died |
29 April 1831 Craven Street, London |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Lacedemonian HMS Albacore HMS Xenophon HMS Inspector HMS Proselyte HMS Galatea HMS Leda East Indies Station |
| Battles/wars |
French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Rear-Admiral George Sayer CB (1773 - 29 April 1831) was a Royal Navy officer who twice became Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.
Sayer joined the Royal Navy at an early age and first saw action in HMS Phoenix in the campaign against Tipu Sultan on the Malabar Coast. Promoted to lieutenant in July 1793, he was serving in HMS Carysfort during the Frigate action of 29 May 1794 when the Carysfort recaptured the French ship Castor.
His first command was the sloop HMS Lacedemonian in 1796. He later commanded HMS Albacore, HMS Xenophon, and HMS Inspector. In Inspector, Sayer conveyed the Prince of Orange from England to the Continent. Sayer received promotion to post captain on 14 February 1801, but was appointed to his next command, HMS Proselyte, only in late 1804.
He was given command of HMS Galatea in July 1805 and on 11 September 1805 shared with Circe, Africaine, Hippomenes, Amelia, and the schooner Maria in the proceeds of the capture of the brig Hiram. On 18 August 1806 Lieutenant M'Culloch used Galatea's barge to pursue a schooner several miles up a river near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, to cut out a privateer schooner. The schooner resisted the boarding party until she lost her commander and a crew member, at which time she surrendered. She proved to be a Spanish, armed with three long 6 and 4-pounders, some swivel guns, and musketoons. M'Culloch blew her up as he could not safely bring her out. He did return with the prisoners. Galatea suffered one man wounded in the affair. Three days later Galatea's boats under Lieutenant Walker captured a small Spanish privateer armed with swivel guns and small arms. Her crew, however, escaped; Walker had her destroyed.
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