Peter Parker (Royal Navy)

Sir Peter Parker, Bt
Portrait by Lemuel Francis Abbott, c. 1799
Born	1721 Kingdom of Ireland
Died	21 December 1811 (aged 89-90) Weymouth Street, London
Buried	St Margaret's, Westminster
Allegiance	Great Britain  United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1743–1763, 1773–1811
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands held	HMS Margate HMS Woolwich HMS Bristol HMS Buckingham HMS Terrible HMS Barfleur Jamaica Station Portsmouth Command
Battles/wars	War of Jenkins' Ear War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War American Revolutionary War

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet (1721 – 21 December 1811) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer, he was deployed with a squadron under Admiral Edward Vernon to the West Indies at the start of the War of Jenkins' Ear. He saw action again at the Battle of Toulon during the War of the Austrian Succession. As captain of the fourth-rate HMS Bristol he took part in the Invasion of Guadeloupe during the Seven Years' War.

As a commodore, he was deployed to the North American Station, to provide naval support for an expedition led by General Sir Henry Clinton reinforcing loyalists in the Southern Colonies at an early stage of the American Revolutionary War. He led a naval attack against the fortifications on Sullivan's Island (later called Fort Moultrie after their commander), protecting Charleston, South Carolina. However, after a long and hard-fought battle, Parker was forced to call off the attack, having sustained heavy casualties, including the loss of a ship. He subsequently served under Lord Howe in the invasion and capture of New York City and commanded the squadron that captured Long Island and Rhode Island.