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Ogle, Sir Charles, Admiral Of The Fleet (1775-1858)


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0064 OGL/9-15

Held at: National Maritime Museum

Title: Ogle, Sir Charles, Admiral Of The Fleet (1775-1858)

Date(s): [1796-1830]

Level of description: sub-fonds

Extent:

Name of creator(s): Ogle | Sir | Charles | 1775-1858 | Knight | Admiral Of The Fleet

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Ogle was the eldest son of Admiral Sir Chaloner. He entered the Navy in 1787 and became a lieutenant in 1793, commander in 1795, and captain in 1796. He served mainly in the Mediterranean, being Captain of the UNITE 1805 to 1806. From 1806 to 1815 he commanded one of the royal yachts. He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1816 and was promoted to rear-admiral in 1819. He was commander-in-chief, North America 1827 to 1830 and became a vice-admiral in 1830 and an admiral in 1841. He was commander-in-chief at Portsmouth 1845 to 1848.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Sir Charles Ogle, including a brief record of service; minutes of his court martial for the loss of the brig UNION, while captain of the PETTEREL 1796; papers relating to a mission to Algiers in 1806; and a series of letters 1826 to 1830 from the Duke of Clarence with drafts of two of Ogle's replies.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Finding aids:

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were bought from Mrs K Simpson in 1964.

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 2011.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: 2010-08-26


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Courts martial | Courts | Administration of justice
Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) | Wars (events)
Naval affairs | Military affairs | Military science | Social sciences

Personal names
Ogle | Sir | Charles | 1775-1858 | Knight | Admiral Of The Fleet

Corporate names
Royal Navy

Places
Algiers | Algeria | North Africa