Octavius Vernon Harcourt
| Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon Harcourt | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon |
| Born |
25 December 1793 Rose Castle, Cumberland |
| Died | 14 August 1863 (aged 69) Swinton Park, Yorkshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1806–1836 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars |
Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon Harcourt (25 December 1793 - 14 August 1863) was a British naval officer. He was the eighth son of Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt, Archbishop of York, and began life as Octavius Henry Cyril Vernon at Rose Castle, Cumberland. On 15 January 1831, succeeding to the properties of William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt, the father's cousin, the family assumed the additional surname of Harcourt.
Harcourt entered the Royal Navy in August 1806 as a midshipman on board the 74-gun Tigre, under the command of Captain Benjamin Hallowell, and in 1807 took part in the expedition to Egypt, witnessing the surrender of Alexandria, and was employed on boat-service on the Nile. During the blockade of Toulon, he took part the action of October 1809 which led to the destruction of the French ships Robuste and Lion. After Hallowell's promotion to rear-admiral in August 1811, Harcourt followed him into Malta. He served in Malta in the Mediterranean, co-operating with the troops on the south-east coast of Spain, and serving in the batteries at the siege of Tarragona in 1813. He was promoted to lieutenant on 11 January 1814 and joined the Mulgrave under Captain Thomas James Maling. While off the coast of Italy, he landed with a party of seamen and marines near Piombino, captured a martello tower and brought out or destroyed a convoy which was anchored under its protection.
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