Sir Thomas Foley (1755-1833)

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Sir Thomas Foley

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1755CSORN
First Known Service25.5.1778CSORN
FatherJohn FoleyE-WIKI
UncleThomas Foley (d.1755)E-WIKI
Last Known Service22.7.1830CSORN
Date of Death9.1.1833

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
25.5.1778		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination	ODNB
25.5.1778		Lieutenant ADM 6/21/415	CSORN
1.12.1782		Commander ADM 6/23/106	CSORN
1.12.1782	14.12.1782	Britannia (20), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/106 Issued by Robert Digby (1732-1815), North America Commission confirmed 6.8.1783	ADM6
14.12.1782	13.3.1783	Otter (14), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/215 Issued by Robert Digby (1732-1815), North America	ADM 6/23
13.3.1783	18.2.1785	Atalanta (14), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/273 Issued by Robert Digby (1732-1815), North America Commission confirmed 18.3.1785	ADM6
4.12.1787	21.9.1790	Racehorse (16), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/441	BWAS-1714
21.9.1790		Captain ADM 6/24/68	CSORN
21.9.1790	22.11.1790	Concorde (36), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/68	ADM 6/24
11.2.1793	1.1796	Saint George (98), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/208	BWAS-1714
14.3.1795		Action off Genoa
13.7.1795		Battle of Hyeres
1.1796	3.1797	Britannia (100), Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
14.2.1797		2nd Battle of Cape St Vincent
3.1797	7.12.1799	Goliath (74), Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
1.8.1798		Battle of the Nile
12.1799	6.1801	Elephant (74), Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
2.4.1801		Battle of Copenhagen
28.4.1808		Rear-Admiral of the Blue	CSORN
31.7.1810		Rear-Admiral of the Red	CSORN
4.1811	1813	Monmouth (64), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red	BWAS-1793
12.8.1812		Vice-Admiral of the Blue	CSORN
4.6.1814		Vice-Admiral of the White	CSORN
12.4.1815		Appointed Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath	ADM 6/15
12.8.1819		Vice-Admiral of the Red	CSORN
16.5.1820		Appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath	CSORN
27.5.1825		Admiral of the Blue	CSORN
1830	1833	Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Portsmouth	E-WIKI
22.7.1830		Admiral of the White	CSORN
15.6.1831		Appointed Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom	E-WIKI

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Posted by Bob Brooks on Saturday 18th of April 2015 21:11

COMMANDER

1. He was commissioned in North America on 01 Dec 1782 by RAdm Thomas Graves as Commander, HMS Britannia, Armed Ship; confirmed by Admiralty (ADM 6/23, p.106).

2. He was commissioned in North America by RAdm Robert Digby as Commander, Otter, Sloop, on 14 Dec 1782; confirmed by Admiralty on 25 Apr 1784 (ADM 6/23, p.215)

3. He was commissioned in North America by RAdm Robert Digby as Commander, Atalanta, Sloop on 13 Mar 1783; confirmed by Admiralty 18 Mar 1785 (ADM 6/23, p.273)

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