Governor of Calshot Castle
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The Governor of Calshot Castle was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Calshot Castle
, a Device Fort of Henry VIII guarding Southampton Water
. It was in military use until 1956.
Calshot Castle
Calshot Castle is one of Henry VIII's device forts, built on Calshot Spit at the Solent near Fawley to guard the entrance to Southampton Water...
, a Device Fort of Henry VIII guarding Southampton Water
Southampton Water
Southampton Water is a tidal estuary north of the Solent and the Isle of Wight in England. The city of Southampton lies at its most northerly point. Along its salt marsh-fringed western shores lie the New Forest villages of Hythe and "the waterside", Dibden Bay, and the Esso oil refinery at Fawley...
. It was in military use until 1956.
Governors of Calshot Castle
- Capt. Richard Smith
- 1650s: Thomas Bettesworth
- 1660–1661: Francis Burghill
- 1661–1672: Lord Henry Paulet
- 1673–1689: James Halsall
- 1689–1693: Francis Paulet
- 1693–aft. 1756: William Knapton
- 1761–1787: Sir Harry BurrardSir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet, of WalhamptonSir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet was a British politician.The son of Paul Burrard and Lucy Dutton-Colt, he a Collector of the Customs of London. In 1728, Burrard was Gentleman Usher to Frederick, Prince of Wales. From 1741 to 1778, he was Member of Parliament for Lymington. In 1742, Burrard bought...
- 1787–1813: Sir Harry Burrard
- 1813–1837: Richard Lambart, 7th Earl of CavanRichard Lambart, 7th Earl of CavanGeneral Richard Ford William Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan , styled Viscount Kilcoursie from 1772 to 1778, was a military commander throughout the Napoleonic era and beyond. He was colonial head of Egypt...
- office abolished