Charles Brisbane

Sir Charles Brisbane
Sir Charles Brisbane
Born	1770
Died	December 1829; Saint Vincent
Allegiance	Great Britain; United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	– 1829
Rank	Rear-Admiral
Commands held	HMS Tarleton; HMS Oiseau; HMS Tremendous; HMS Crescent; HMS Doris; HMS Trent; HMS Goliath; HMS Arethusa; HMS Blake
Battles/wars	; American War of Independence Action of 8 January 1780; Great Siege of Gibraltar; Battle of the Saintes; ; French Revolutionary Wars Siege of Toulon; Siege of Saint-Florent; Siege of Bastia; ; Napoleonic Wars Capture of Curaçao; Action of 23 August 1806; ;
Awards	Knight Commander of the Bath

Sir Charles Brisbane KCB (1770 – December 1829) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence, and with distinction under Lords Hood and Nelson.

He took part in 1796 in the capitulation of Saldanha Bay, the capture of the Spanish frigate Pomona off Havana, Cuba in 1806, and then in 1807 was in command at capture of the island of Curaçao. He was made governor of St. Vincent in 1808, and served as such until his death in 1829.

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