John Maitland (Royal Navy officer)

John Maitland
Born	1771 Scotland
Died	20 October 1836 Montagu Square, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	– 1836
Rank	Rear-Admiral
Commands held	HMS Lively HMS Transfer HMS Kingfisher HMS Glenmore HMS Boadicea HMS Barfleur
Relations	Richard Maitland (father) Charles Maitland (grandfather) Frederick Lewis Maitland (uncle) Frederick Lewis Maitland (first cousin)

John Maitland (1771 – 20 October 1836) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Rear-Admiral.

Maitland was born in Scotland in 1771, the third son of Colonel the Honourable Richard Maitland, who was himself the fourth son of Charles Maitland, 6th Earl of Lauderdale. His mother was Mary Maitland, née McAdam, of New York City. John Maitland was born into a substantial naval dynasty. His uncle was Frederick Lewis Maitland, who was a captain in the navy, and his first cousin was Frederick Lewis Maitland, who reached the rank of rear-admiral. John Maitland also entered the navy, and by 1793 was a midshipman aboard John Jervis's flagship HMS Boyne. Maitland was involved in the attacks on the French colonies of Guadeloupe and Martinique, often serving on shore with landing parties. In the assault on Fort Fleur d'Épée he was the first person over the walls, and came to the rescue of Captain Robert Faulknor when Faulknor was attacked by two Frenchmen. Maitland ran one through with a pike and went on to kill another seven or eight of the garrison. During the attack on Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, Maitland took over command of the landing parties as an acting-lieutenant when all of the more senior officers had been killed or incapacitated by wounds or exhaustion.

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