Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet
Troubridge as a rear-admiral, painted 1804-5 by Sir William Beechey
Born	c. 1758 London
Died	1 February 1807 Aboard HMS Blenheim
Allegiance	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1773–1807
Rank	Rear-admiral
Commands held	HMS Lizard HMS Active HMS Defence HMS Sultan HMS Thames HMS Castor HMS Culloden
Battles/wars	American War of Independence Battle of Sadras Battle of Providien Battle of Negapatam Battle of Trincomalee Battle of Cuddalore French Revolutionary Wars Frigate action of 29 May 1794 Battle of Cape St Vincent Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Battle of the Nile Blockade of Malta Napoleonic Wars
Awards	Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit Naval Gold Medal
Relations	Edward Thomas Troubridge (son)

Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet (c. 1758 – 1 February 1807) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle of Sadras in February 1782 during the American Revolutionary War and the Battle of Trincomalee in September 1782 during the Anglo-French War. He commanded the third-rate Culloden at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in February 1797 during the French Revolutionary Wars. He went on to be First Naval Lord and then served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station during the Napoleonic Wars.

Naval career

The Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797 by Robert Cleveley

Born the son of Richard Troubridge, Troubridge was educated at St Paul's School, London.^[1] He entered the Royal Navy on 8 October 1773 and, together with Horatio Nelson, served in the East Indies in the frigate Seahorse.^[1] Promoted to lieutenant on 1 January 1781, he took part in the Battle of Sadras in February 1782 during the American Revolutionary War and the Battle of Trincomalee in September 1782 during the Anglo-French War.^[1] His first command was the sloop Lizard in October 1782.^[1]

Promoted to post-captain on 1 January 1783, Troubridge was given command of the frigate Active and was present at the Siege of Cuddalore in June 1783.^[1] After that he transferred to the third-rate Defence.^[1] In 1785 Troubridge returned to England in the Sultan as flag-captain to Admiral Sir Edward Hughes.^[1] He was appointed to the frigate HMS Thames in 1790.^[1] Appointed to command the frigate Castor in May 1794, he and his ship were captured by the French while escorting a convoy, but he was liberated soon afterwards.^[1] On his return he was appointed to command Culloden, a third-rate ship of the line, in which he led the line at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, being commended for his courage and initiative by Admiral Sir John Jervis.^[1] In July 1797 he assisted Nelson in the unsuccessful attack on Santa Cruz de Tenerife.^[1] In August 1798, when getting into position for the attack on the French fleet, Culloden ran aground on a shoal near the entrance to Aboukir Bay and was consequently unable to take any part in the Battle of the Nile. At Nelson's request, however, he was awarded the gold medal commemorating the victory.^[2]

Troubridge then served in the Mediterranean and was created a baronet on 30 November 1799.^[1] In February 1801 he joined the Board of Admiralty as First Naval Lord.^[3] Promoted to a rear-admiral on 21 April 1804,^[4] Troubridge was appointed to command the eastern half of the East Indies Station and he went out in Blenheim^[1] with his resignation from the Admiralty Board becoming effective in May 1804.^[5] On his arrival the area of command was changed to that of the Cape Station. He left Madras in January 1807 for the Cape of Good Hope, but off the coast of Madagascar, Blenheim, an old and damaged ship, foundered in a cyclone and the admiral and all others on board perished.^[2]

See also

• O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). " Troubridge, Edward Thomas#cite_note-Thomas_Troubridge-1".  A Naval Biographical Dictionary. John Murray. Wikisource. 

References

Sources

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Troubridge, Sir Thomas". Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
•  Laughton, John Knox (1899). "Troubridge, Thomas (1758?-1807)". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. 57. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 
• Crimmin, P. K. "Troubridge, Sir Thomas, first baronet (c.1758–1807)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27765.  (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
• Rodger, N.A.M. (1979). The Admiralty. Offices of State. Lavenham: T. Dalton Ltd. ISBN 0900963948. 

External links

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets

French occupation of Malta
Background	French Revolution Decline of the Order of St John Mediterranean campaign of 1798
Occupation	Reforms Commission of Government
Siege of Malta	National Congress Battalions Battle of the Malta Convoy Action of 31 March 1800 La Nazione Gozitana
Fortifications	French Valletta (Saluting Battery) Floriana Lines (Porte des Bombes) Cottonera Lines Fort Manoel Fort Ricasoli Fort Tigné Maltese Capuchin Convent Battery Corradino Batteries Għargħar Battery Jesuit Hill Battery Marsa Battery Mdina Saint Julian's Tower and Battery Saint Lucian Entrenchment and Redoubt Saint Peter's Battery San Rocco Battery San Rocco Redoubt Sliema Batteries Ta' Għemmuna Battery Tal-Borg Battery Tas-Samra Battery Windmill Redoubt Żabbar Batteries and Redoubt Żejtun Batteries
Aftermath	Malta Protectorate Treaty of Paris
Lead figures	French Napoleon Claude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois Michel-Louis-Étienne Regnaud Jean de Boisredon de Ransijat Louis Masson Maltese Emmanuele Vitale Francesco Saverio Caruana Vincenzo Borg Dun Mikiel Xerri Saverio Cassar British Horatio Nelson Alexander Ball Thomas Graham Henry Pigot Thomas Troubridge George Martin

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