Thomas Briggs (Royal Navy officer)
| Sir Thomas Briggs | |
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Portrait of Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs (artist unknown)
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| Born | 1780 |
| Died | 16 December 1852 (aged 71–72) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars |
French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Order of the Crescent |
Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs GCMG (1780 – 16 December 1852) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.
The only surviving son of Dr. Stephen Briggs, Chief Surgeon at Madras, and Magdalene Pasley, Briggs entered the Navy on 10 September 1791. He first served as a first class volunteer aboard the ship Bellerophon, under the command of his uncle Captain Thomas Pasley. He later followed him into the ship Vengeance with the rank of midshipman. Between 1793 and 1798 Briggs served under Captain Charles Tyler in the Meleager, Diadem and Aigle, taking part in the operations against Toulon and Corsica in 1793-94, and saw action under Admiral William Hotham in the Battle of Genoa on 14 March and the Battle of Hyères Islands on 13 July 1795.
Briggs was promoted to lieutenant on 28 September 1797, and was transferred from Aigle to Ville de Paris, flagship of Admiral Earl St. Vincent off Lisbon, and shortly afterwards moved to Princess Royal, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Thomas Frederick off Cádiz.
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