Chaloner Ogle


Sir Chaloner Ogle
Sir Chaloner Ogle
Born1681
Died11 April 1750 (aged 68–69)
London
Buried
Allegiance Kingdom of England
 Kingdom of Great Britain
Service / branch Royal Navy
 Royal Navy
Years of service1697–1750
RankAdmiral of the Fleet
CommandsHMS San Antonio
HMS Deal Castle
HMS Queenborough
HMS Tartar
HMS Plymouth
HMS Worcester
HMS Swallow
HMS Burford
HMS Edinburgh
Jamaica Station
The Nore
Battles / warsNine Years' War
War of the Spanish Succession
War of Jenkins' Ear
AwardsKnight Companion of the Order of the Bath

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Chaloner Ogle KB (1681 – 11 April 1750) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. After serving as a junior officer during the Nine Years' War, a ship he was commanding was captured by three French ships off Ostend in July 1706 in an action during the War of the Spanish Succession. Ogle was given command of the fourth-rate HMS Swallow and saw action against the pirate fleet of Bartholomew Roberts in the Battle of Cape Lopez in February 1722. The action was to prove a turning point in the war against the pirates and many consider the death of Roberts to mark the end of the Golden Age of Piracy.

In December 1741, Ogle was despatched with a fleet of some 30 ships to support Admiral Edward Vernon in his engagement with Spanish naval forces under Admiral Blas de Lezo off the coast of Colombia during the War of Jenkins' Ear. The attack on Fort San Lazaro was a disaster for the British forces and the Battle of Cartagena de Indias ultimately proved a decisive Spanish victory: 50 ships were lost, badly damaged or abandoned, and 18,000 soldiers and sailors died. Ogle went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.