James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez

The Lord de Saumarez
The Lord de Saumarez
	Portrait of Vice-Admiral James Saumarez, NMM
Born	11 March 1757; St Peter Port, Guernsey
Died	9 October 1836 (aged 79); Guernsey
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1770–1821
Rank	Admiral of the Red
Commands held	Channel Islands Station ; Baltic Fleet ; Plymouth Station
Battles/wars	Fourth Anglo-Dutch War Battle of the Dogger Bank; ; American Revolutionary War Battle of the Saintes; ; French Revolutionary Wars Battle of Groix; Battle of Cape St Vincent; Battle of the Nile; First Battle of Algeciras; Second Battle of Algeciras; ;
Awards	Peerage; Baronetcy; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword (Sweden); Freedom of the City of London;

Admiral of the Red James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez (or Sausmarez), GCB (11 March 1757 – 9 October 1836) was an admiral of the British Royal Navy, known for his victory at the Second Battle of Algeciras.

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