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Promoted to [[Captain (Royal Navy)|captain]] in January 1694, Caldwell commanded, successively, the [[sixth-rate]] {{HMS|Lizard|1694|6}}, the sixth-rate {{HMS|Lyme|1695|6}}, the [[fourth-rate]] {{HMS|Anglesea|1696|6}}, the fourth-rate {{HMS|Crown|1654|6}}, the forth-rate {{HMS|Advice|1650|6}}, the [[third-rate]] {{HMS|Swiftsure|1673|6}} and the third-rate {{HMS|Torbay|1693|6}}. He saw action at the [[Battle of Málaga (1704)|battle of Málaga]] in August 1704 and briefly served as [[Commander-in-Chief, The Nore|Commander-in-Chief, The Thames]] from 12 November 1717 to 1 December 1717.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_crewman&id=1096|title=William Caldwell (d.1718)|publisher=Three Decks|access-date=10 January 2023}}</ref> |
Promoted to [[Captain (Royal Navy)|captain]] in January 1694, Caldwell commanded, successively, the [[sixth-rate]] {{HMS|Lizard|1694|6}}, the sixth-rate {{HMS|Lyme|1695|6}}, the [[fourth-rate]] {{HMS|Anglesea|1696|6}}, the fourth-rate {{HMS|Crown|1654|6}}, the forth-rate {{HMS|Advice|1650|6}}, the [[third-rate]] {{HMS|Swiftsure|1673|6}} and the third-rate {{HMS|Torbay|1693|6}}. He saw action at the [[Battle of Málaga (1704)|battle of Málaga]] in August 1704 and briefly served as [[Commander-in-Chief, The Nore|Commander-in-Chief, The Thames]] from 12 November 1717 to 1 December 1717.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_crewman&id=1096|title=William Caldwell (d.1718)|publisher=Three Decks|access-date=10 January 2023}}</ref> |
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Caldwell married Catherine Nanfan, daughter of [[Bridges Nanfan]] of [[Birtsmorton Court]] in 1702.<ref>{{cite book|url=https:// |
Caldwell married Catherine Nanfan, daughter of [[Bridges Nanfan]] of [[Birtsmorton Court]] in 1702.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZCIWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5|title=The Memorial History of the City of New-York From Its First Settlement to the Year 1892|volume=2|year=1892|page=5|publisher=New York History Company}}</ref> After his death in 1718, a memorial to Caldwell was erected in the church at [[Birtsmorton]] in Worcestershire.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nopCAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA332 |title= The Beauties of England and Wales Or Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County|first1= John |last1=Britton|first2= Edward Wedlake|last2= Brayley |year=1814|publisher=T. Maiden |page=332}}</ref> |
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William Caldwell | |
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| Died | 1718 |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1694 to 1718 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Lizard HMS Lyme HMS Anglesea HMS Crown HMS Advice HMS Swiftsure HMS Torbay Commander-in-Chief, The Thames |
| Battles/wars | War of the Spanish Succession |
Rear Admiral William Caldwell (died 1718) was a Royal Navy officer who briefly served as Commander-in-Chief, The Thames from 12 November 1717 to 1 December 1717.
Naval career
[edit]Promoted to captain in January 1694, Caldwell commanded, successively, the sixth-rate HMS Lizard, the sixth-rate HMS Lyme, the fourth-rate HMS Anglesea, the fourth-rate HMS Crown, the forth-rate HMS Advice, the third-rate HMS Swiftsure and the third-rate HMS Torbay. He saw action at the battle of Málaga in August 1704 and briefly served as Commander-in-Chief, The Thames from 12 November 1717 to 1 December 1717.[1]
Caldwell married Catherine Nanfan, daughter of Bridges Nanfan of Birtsmorton Court in 1702.[2] After his death in 1718, a memorial to Caldwell was erected in the church at Birtsmorton in Worcestershire.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "William Caldwell (d.1718)". Three Decks. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ The Memorial History of the City of New-York From Its First Settlement to the Year 1892. Vol. 2. New York History Company. 1892. p. 5.
- ^ Britton, John; Brayley, Edward Wedlake (1814). The Beauties of England and Wales Or Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County. T. Maiden. p. 332.