Frederick Whitworth Aylmer, 6th Baron Aylmer
Admiral Frederick Whitworth Aylmer, 6th Baron Aylmer (12 October 1777 – 5 March 1858) was a British Royal Navy officer who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of admiral. He was born on 12 October 1777 in Twyford, Hampshire, into a naval family which included his great-great-grandfather, Admiral Matthew Aylmer.
The Lord Aylmer | |
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| Birth name | Frederick Whitworth William Aylmer |
| Born | 12 October 1777 Twyford, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 5 March 1858 (aged 80) Westbourne Grove, London, England |
| Buried | Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1790–1858 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Awards | Turkish Gold Medal Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit Knight Commander, Order of the Bath |
Aylmer went to sea at thirteen years of age, and in 1798, as a lieutenant, served aboard HMS Swiftsure at the Battle of the Nile. In 1805, he made post and in 1809 was appointed to a frigate in the channel, where he took part in raids on the north coast of Spain.
Aylmer is primarily known as the commander of the force that penetrated the Gironde in July 1815, as part of a wider British strategy to rally French royalists against Napoleon. In 1816, commanding the heavy frigate HMS Severn, Aylmer took part in the Bombardment of Algiers, and was subsequently awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath, the royal order of St Ferdinand and of Merit and the royal military order of St Fernando.