Nathaniel Bowden-Smith

Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith
Born 21 January 1838
Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Died 28 April 1921(1921-04-28) (aged 83)
London, England[1]
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service 1852-1903
Rank Admiral
Commands held HMS Narcissus
HMS Undaunted
HMS Hercules
HMS Amethyst
HMS Britannia
Australia Station
Nore Command
Battles/wars Second Anglo-Burmese War
Crimean War
Second Opium War
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith KCB (21 January 1838 – 28 April 1921) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.

Naval career

Bowden-Smith joined the Royal Navy in 1852.[2] He took part in the Second Anglo-Burmese War later that year and in the Crimean War in 1855.[3]

He was present at the Battle of Fatshan Creek in 1857 and at the attack on the Peiho Forts in 1858 during the Second Opium War.[4]

Promoted to Captain in 1872 he commanded the frigates HMS Narcissus and HMS Undaunted, the battleship HMS Hercules and the corvette HMS Amethyst.[2] He went on to command the training ship HMS Britannia in 1883 and to be Commander-in-chief, Australia Station in 1892 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1899.[2] He retired in 1903.[2]

In 1905 commenting on the Battle of Port Arthur he said the "siege was distinguished by the most daring and persistent attacks [by the Japanese] and the most heroic defence [by the Russians] on record."[5]

Family

In 1873 he married Emily Cecilia Sandeman.[2]

Honours and awards

References

  1. ↑ Marylebone Registration District
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 William Loney RN
  3. ↑ Dix Noonan Webb Medals
  4. ↑ Naval Commanders
  5. ↑ The fall of Port Arthur (Part 1) at the Wayback Machine (archived June 17, 2005) The Age, 4 January 1905
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26947. p. 1682. 14 March 1898. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
Military offices
Preceded by
Lord Charles Montagu Douglas Scott		 Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station
1892–1894 		Succeeded by
Cyprian Bridge
Preceded by
Sir Charles Hotham		 Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
1899–1900 		Succeeded by
Sir William Kennedy
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