James Steuart (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral of the Fleet James Steuart M.P., (1678 – 30 March 1757) was a Royal Navy officer. After his father died at the Siege of Derry, Steuart and his siblings were brought up by their uncle and aunt, who were wealthy and politically well connected.
James Steuart | |
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| Born | 1678 Ireland |
| Died | 30 March 1757 (aged 78–79) Lower Brook Street, London |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1697–1757 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands held | HMS Greyhound HMS Dartmouth HMS Aldborough HMS Royal Anne HMS Cumberland |
| Battles/wars | War of the Spanish Succession Jacobite rising War of the Austrian Succession |
Steuart commanded the fourth-rate HMS Greyhound during the War of the Spanish Succession and then commanded the sixth-rate HMS Aldborough off the Scottish coast during the Jacobite rising.
Steuart became second-in-command of a fleet of 25 British and Dutch ships dispatched to rescue a British squadron and convoy which had been trapped in the Tagus by a French Brest squadron during the War of the Austrian Succession. The British and Dutch fleet was successful in driving off the French, who retired in the face of the superior British and Dutch fleet without firing a shot.