Robert Swanton

Rear Admiral Robert Swanton (died 11 July 1765) was a Royal Navy officer who became commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands Station.

Robert Swanton
Died	11 July 1765
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Mary Galley HMS Hampton Court HMS Vanguard Leeward Islands Station
Battles/wars	French and Indian War

Naval career

Swanton joined the Royal Navy in January 1734.[1] Promoted to captain in 1743, he took command of the fifth-rate HMS Mary Galley in August 1744, the third-rate HMS Hampton Court in 1757 and the third-rate HMS Vanguard later that year.[2] In HMS Vanguard he saw action at the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758 and at the Battle of Pointe-aux-Trembles in 1760 during the French and Indian War.[1] He became commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands Station in 1763.[3]

References

1. "Dictionary of Canadian Biography SWANTON, ROBERT, naval officer". biographi.ca. University of Toronto, 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
2. "Robert Swanton". Three Decks. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
3. Haydn, Joseph (13 June 2008). The Book of Dignities: Containing Lists of the Official Personages of the British Empire ... from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time ... Together with the Sovereigns and Rulers of Europe, from the Foundation of Their Respective States; the Peerage of England and Great Britain Original 1851 Digitized by the University of Michigan. Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longmans. p. 279.