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Born the son of a clergyman, Buller joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1848.<ref name=obit>[http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19031103.2.4.aspx The Late Admiral Buller] The Straits Times, 3 November 1903, Page 2</ref> He served in the [[Black Sea]] during the [[Crimean War]].<ref name=obit/> Promoted to Captain in 1869, he was given command of [[HMS Modeste (1873)|HMS ''Modeste'']] in 1874.<ref name=loney>[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=1416 William Loney RN]</ref> Buller served in the [[Naval Brigade]] as part of the [[Perak War|Perak expedition]] to [[British Malaya|Malaya]] in 1875.<ref name=obit/> He became Admiral-Superintendent of [[Malta]] Dockyard in 1889.<ref name=obit/>
Born the son of a clergyman, Buller joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1848.<ref name=obit>[http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19031103.2.4.aspx The Late Admiral Buller] The Straits Times, 3 November 1903, Page 2</ref> He served in the [[Black Sea]] during the [[Crimean War]].<ref name=obit/> Promoted to Captain in 1869, he was given command of [[HMS Modeste (1873)|HMS ''Modeste'']] in 1874.<ref name=loney>[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=1416 William Loney RN]</ref> Buller served in the [[Naval Brigade]] as part of the [[Perak War|Perak expedition]] to [[British Malaya|Malaya]] in 1875.<ref name=obit/> He became Admiral-Superintendent of [[Malta]] Dockyard in 1889.<ref name=obit/>


He was appointed [[China Station|Commander-in-Chief, China Station]] in 1895.<ref name=loney/> Buller had to respond at this time to the Far Eastern Crisis of 1897/98 when the Russian Pacific Fleet was threatening to attack the [[Korea]]n port of [[Incheon|Chemulpo]] to back up Russia’s demands for a peacetime coaling station at Deer Island.<ref name=role> [http://www.ijnhonline.org/volume1_number1_Apr02/article_berryman_royalnavy_fareast.doc.htm Role of the Navy in the Far East]</ref> He dispatched eight warships to Korea and the Russian forces promptly retreated.<ref name=role/> The fact that the [[Japan]]ese Government had also put three [[battleship]]s and ten [[cruiser]]s at his disposal may have also influenced the outcome.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10A14FC3D5C11738DDDA10894D9405B8885F0D3 Japan's ships for Britain: A Fleet Placed at Admiral Buller's Disposal for Concerted Action Against Russia] New York Times, 8 January 1898</ref> He retired in 1899.<ref name=obit/>
He was appointed [[China Station|Commander-in-Chief, China Station]] in 1895.<ref name=loney/> Buller had to respond at this time to the Far Eastern Crisis of 1897/98 when the Russian Pacific Fleet was threatening to attack the [[Korea]]n port of [[Incheon|Chemulpo]] to back up Russia’s demands for a peacetime coaling station at Deer Island.<ref name=role>[http://www.ijnhonline.org/volume1_number1_Apr02/article_berryman_royalnavy_fareast.doc.htm Role of the Navy in the Far East]</ref> He dispatched eight warships to Korea and the Russian forces promptly retreated.<ref name=role/> The fact that the [[Japan]]ese Government had also put three [[battleship]]s and ten [[cruiser]]s at his disposal may have also influenced the outcome.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10A14FC3D5C11738DDDA10894D9405B8885F0D3 Japan's ships for Britain: A Fleet Placed at Admiral Buller's Disposal for Concerted Action Against Russia] New York Times, 8 January 1898</ref> He retired in 1899.<ref name=obit/>


He lived at Erle Hall near [[Plympton]] in [[Devon]]<ref>[http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/Moray1561.htm Earl of Moray]</ref> and died in 1903.<ref>Obituary: Admiral Sir Alexander Buller, The Times, 5 October 1903</ref>
He lived at Erle Hall near [[Plympton]] in [[Devon]]<ref>[http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/Moray1561.htm Earl of Moray]</ref> and died in 1903.<ref>Obituary: Admiral Sir Alexander Buller, The Times, 5 October 1903</ref>
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==Family==
==Family==
In 1870 he married Emily Mary Tritton.<ref name=obit/>
In 1870 he married Emily Mary Tritton.<ref name=obit/>

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Sir Alexander Buller
AllegianceVereinigtes Königreich Vereinigtes Königreich
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1848 - 1899
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Modeste
China Station
Battles/warsCrimean War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Alexander Buller GCB (30 June 1834 – 3 October 1903) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, China Station.

Born the son of a clergyman, Buller joined the Royal Navy in 1848.[1] He served in the Black Sea during the Crimean War.[1] Promoted to Captain in 1869, he was given command of HMS Modeste in 1874.[2] Buller served in the Naval Brigade as part of the Perak expedition to Malaya in 1875.[1] He became Admiral-Superintendent of Malta Dockyard in 1889.[1]

He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, China Station in 1895.[2] Buller had to respond at this time to the Far Eastern Crisis of 1897/98 when the Russian Pacific Fleet was threatening to attack the Korean port of Chemulpo to back up Russia’s demands for a peacetime coaling station at Deer Island.[3] He dispatched eight warships to Korea and the Russian forces promptly retreated.[3] The fact that the Japanese Government had also put three battleships and ten cruisers at his disposal may have also influenced the outcome.[4] He retired in 1899.[1]

He lived at Erle Hall near Plympton in Devon[5] and died in 1903.[6]

Family

In 1870 he married Emily Mary Tritton.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f The Late Admiral Buller The Straits Times, 3 November 1903, Page 2
  2. ^ a b William Loney RN
  3. ^ a b Role of the Navy in the Far East
  4. ^ Japan's ships for Britain: A Fleet Placed at Admiral Buller's Disposal for Concerted Action Against Russia New York Times, 8 January 1898
  5. ^ Earl of Moray
  6. ^ Obituary: Admiral Sir Alexander Buller, The Times, 5 October 1903
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, China Station
1895–1897 		Succeeded by

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