Robert Swanton

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

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

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 1745, 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 Neuville in 1760 during the French and Indian War.[1] He became commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands Station in 1763.[3]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Sir George Brydges Rodney
Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station
17631764
Succeeded by
Richard Tyrell
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