Benjamin Hallowell Carew

Admiral Sir

Benjamin Hallowell Carew

GCB
Admiral Sir; Benjamin Hallowell Carew; GCB
	by John Hayter
Born	1 January 1761; Probably Boston, Massachusetts
Died	2 September 1834 (aged 73); Beddington Park, Wallington, England
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain; United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	c.1781–1834
Rank	Admiral of the Blue
Commands held	HMS Scorpion; HMS Camel; HMS Robust; HMS Courageux; HMS Lowestoffe; HMS Lively; HMS Swiftsure; HMS Argo; HMS Tigre; Cork Station; Nore Command
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War Battle of the Chesapeake; Battle of Saint Kitts; Battle of the Saintes; Battle of the Mona Passage; ; French Revolutionary War Siege of Toulon; Siege of Bastia; Siege of Calvi; Battle of the Hyères Islands; Battle of Cape St. Vincent; Battle of the Nile; Action of 7 April 1800; Action of 24 June 1801; ; Napoleonic Wars West Indies Campaign; Trafalgar Campaign; Alexandria Expedition; Peninsular War; ;
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Colonel of Marines; Order of Saint Ferdinand and Merit (Naples)
Relations	Ann Inglefield (wife)

Admiral Sir Benjamin Hallowell Carew GCB (born Benjamin Hallowell; ?1 January 1761 – 2 September 1834) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He was one of the select group of officers, referred to by Lord Nelson as his "Band of Brothers", who served with him at the Battle of the Nile.

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