Henry Edwyn Stanhope

Stanhope was commanding officer of the third-rate HMS Russell at the Battle of Saint Kitts in January 1782 during the American Revolutionary War. He went on to be Second-in-Command of the fleet, with his flag in the 74-gun ship of the line HMS Pompee, at the Battle of Copenhagen where the navy provided support for the besieging force in April 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars.[1] He was created a baronet on 13 November 1807[2] and, after serving as Admiral Superintendent at Woolwich,[3] became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1810 and retired as Vice-Admiral of the Blue.[4]

In the summer of 1809 he served on the panel of judges at the Court-martial of James, Lord Gambier which assessed whether Admiral Lord Gambier had failed to support Captain Lord Cochrane at the Battle of Basque Roads in April 1809. Gambier was controversially cleared of all charges. [5]

Stanhope married Margaret Malbone; they had a son, Commander Edwyn Francis Scudamore Stanhope RN, 2nd Baronet (1793-1874) and two daughters.[2]

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• Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1844157006.