Robert Fanshawe (Royal Navy officer)

He also took part in the three general actions between Vice-Admiral George Pocock and Anne Antoine, Comte d'Aché, in 1758 and 1759; the battles of Cuddalore, Negapatam and Pondicherry.From the Carcass he moved to take command of the sloop of war HMS Speedwell in June 1763, spending most of the next three years on the American station.He took command of the 64-gun HMS Monmouth in 1779, serving under John Byron at the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779 against the Comte d'Estaing.Monmouth was heavily engaged in the battle, opposing the French van in order to prevent the capture of several British transports.Egmont was caught in the Great Hurricane of 1780, which caused significant destruction to islands and shipping in the West Indies.[5] From 1784 to January 1790 Fanshawe sat as Member of Parliament for Plymouth[6] as a supporter of William Pitt, the Younger.[5] Captain Robert Fanshawe died at Stonehall, Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon on 4 February 1823; at which period, had he accepted his flag, he would have been the senior Admiral of the Red.
British AmericaStonehouse, PlymouthUnited KingdomRoyal NavyPost captainHMS CarcassHMS LivelyHMS CarysfortHMS MonmouthHMS EgmontHMS NamurHMS Bombay CastleSeven Years' WarCalcuttaBattle of ChandannagarBattle of CuddaloreBattle of NegapatamBattle of PondicherryAmerican Revolutionary WarBattle of GrenadaBattle of the SaintesMember of ParliamentSir John Rogers, 2nd BaronetWilliam FanshawemidshipmanHMS SalisburyCharles WatsonGeorge PocockAnne Antoine, Comte d'AchéCuddaloreNegapatamPondicherryLieutenantHMS TigerMaster and Commanderbomb vesselsloop of warPost-CaptainAmerican War of IndependenceWilliam HothamLord HoweJohn ByronComte d'EstaingGreat Hurricane of 1780AdmiraltyfreedomEdinburghPlymouthSir George Brydges Rodneyguard shipMember of Parliament for PlymouthWilliam Pitt, the YoungerPlymouth DockyardAntiguaRoyal EngineersArthurflag rankEdwardWilliam BedfordSir Thomas Byam MartinJohn Chambers Whitethe Hon. Sir Robert StopfordBattle of AlbueraArt UKParliament of Great BritainSir Frederick Leman RogersGeorge DarbyJohn MacBrideAlan Gardner