Thomas Pakenham (Royal Navy officer)
| Sir Thomas Pakenham | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 September 1757 |
| Died | 2 February 1836 (aged 78) |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Great Britain
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1771–1796 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars | |
Sir Thomas Pakenham GCB (29 September 1757 – 2 February 1836), styled The Honourable from birth to 1820, was a British naval officer and politician.
Pakenham, the third son of Thomas Pakenham, 1st Baron Longford (1713–1766), entered the Royal Navy in 1771 on board the Southampton, with Captain John MacBride, with whom he moved to the Orpheus in 1773. In 1774 he was on the coast of Guinea with William Cornwallis in the Pallas, and in 1775 was acting lieutenant of the Sphinx on the coast of North America.
In the following year he was promoted by Lord Shuldham to be lieutenant of the frigate Greyhound, and while in her saw much boat service, in the course of which he was severely wounded. In 1778 he joined the Courageux, commanded by Lord Mulgrave, in the fleet under Keppel, and was present in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July.
In the following spring he was moved into the Europe, going to North America with the flag of Rear-Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot, and on 21 September 1779 was promoted to the command of the sloop Victor, newly captured from the enemy. He was then sent to the Jamaica station, where, on 2 March 1780, he was posted by Sir Peter Parker the elder to the San Carlos. His old wound, received while in the Greyhound, broke out again, and compelled him to return to England in the autumn.
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