Sir Charles Ogle, 2nd Baronet
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Admiral of the Fleet
Sir Charles Ogle, 2nd Baronet (24 May 1775 – 16 June 1858) was an officer in the Royal Navy
.
, Ogle joined the Royal Navy
in 1787.
He was appointed acting commander of HMS Assurance in 1794. Later he commanded HMS Peterel
, HMS Minerva
, HMS Meleager
, HMS Greyhound, HMS Egyptienne, HMS Unite
, HMS Princess Augusta, HMS Ramillies, HMS Malta
and HMS Rivoli.
He became Commander-in-Chief, North American Station in 1827 and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
in 1845.
He lived at Kings Worthy
in Hampshire
. He is buried at Ponteland
in Northumberland
.
: they had two sons and a daughter. In 1820, following the death of his first wife, he married Letitia Burroughs; they had one son. In 1834, following the death of his second wife, he married Mary Anne Dalton.
Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)
Admiral of the fleet is the highest rank of the British Royal Navy and other navies, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-10. The rank still exists in the Royal Navy but routine appointments ceased in 1996....
Sir Charles Ogle, 2nd Baronet (24 May 1775 – 16 June 1858) was an officer in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
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Naval career
Born the eldest son of Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle, 1st BaronetSir Chaloner Ogle, 1st Baronet
Sir Chalonor Ogle was an Admiral in the British navy.He was the son of Nathaniel Ogle of Kirkley Hall, Northumberland....
, Ogle joined the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
in 1787.
He was appointed acting commander of HMS Assurance in 1794. Later he commanded HMS Peterel
HMS Peterel (1794)
HMS Peterel was a 16-gun Pylades-class ship-sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 4 April 1794 and was in active service until 1811...
, HMS Minerva
HMS Minerva (1780)
HMS Minerva was a 38-gun fifth-rate Royal Navy frigate. The first of four Minerva-class frigates, she was launched on 3 June 1780, and commissioned soon thereafter. In 1798 she was renamed Pallas and employed as a troopship...
, HMS Meleager
HMS Meleager (1785)
HMS Meleager was a 32 gun frigate built in 1785 by Greaves and Nickolson at the Quarry House yard in Frindsbury, Kent, England. She was named after Meleager, who could have been a Macedonian officer of distinction in the service of Alexander the Great, or Meleager, a character from Greek...
, HMS Greyhound, HMS Egyptienne, HMS Unite
HMS Imperieuse (1793)
The Impérieuse was a 40-gun Minerve class frigate of the French Navy. She later served in the Royal Navy as HMS Imperieuse and HMS Unite.-French service and capture:...
, HMS Princess Augusta, HMS Ramillies, HMS Malta
HMS Malta (1800)
HMS Malta was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She had previously served with the French Navy as the Tonnant-class Guillaume Tell, but was captured in the Mediterranean in 1800 by a British squadron enforcing the blockade of Malta...
and HMS Rivoli.
He became Commander-in-Chief, North American Station in 1827 and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
The Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth was a senior commander of the Royal Navy for hundreds of years. Portsmouth Command was a name given to the units, establishments, and staff operating under the post.-History:...
in 1845.
He lived at Kings Worthy
Kings Worthy
Kings Worthy is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, approximately two miles north-east of Winchester. Kings Worthy was a tithing of Barton Stacey when the Domesday Book was written....
in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. He is buried at Ponteland
Ponteland
Ponteland is a village situated in Northumberland near Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The name means island in the Pont , as the area consisted of a small piece of solid ground around St. Mary's church and the old bridge, surrounded by marshland. This marshland is now drained, with housing built on...
in Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
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Family
In 1802 he married Charlotte Margaret Gage, daughter of General Thomas GageThomas Gage
Thomas Gage was a British general, best known for his many years of service in North America, including his role as military commander in the early days of the American War of Independence....
: they had two sons and a daughter. In 1820, following the death of his first wife, he married Letitia Burroughs; they had one son. In 1834, following the death of his second wife, he married Mary Anne Dalton.