Hugh Palliser


Sir Hugh Palliser

Palliser c. 1775
Born26 February 1723 (1723-02-26)
Kirk Deighton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died19 March 1796 (1796-03-20) (aged 73)
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
AllegianceKingdom of Great Britain
Service / branchKingdom of Great Britain
Years of service1735–1796
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Weazel
HMS Captain
HMS Sutherland
HMS Sheerness
HMS Yarmouth
HMS Seahorse
HMS Bristol
HMS Eagle
HMS Shrewsbury
HMS Guernsey
Newfoundland Station
Comptroller of the Navy
Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty
Greenwich Hospital
Battles / wars

Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st Baronet (26 February 1723[a] – 19 March 1796) was a Royal Navy officer. As captain of the 58-gun HMS Eagle he engaged and defeated the French 50-gun Duc d'Aquitain off Ushant in May 1757 during the Seven Years' War. He went on to serve as Commodore Governor of Newfoundland, then Controller of the Navy and then First Naval Lord. During the American Revolutionary War he came into a famous dispute with Augustus Keppel over his conduct as third-in-command of the Channel Fleet at the inconclusive Battle of Ushant in July 1778; the dispute led to Palliser being court-martialled, although he was subsequently acquitted. In retirement Palliser became Governor of Greenwich Hospital.