George Cranfield Berkeley

Admiral The Honourable Sir George Cranfield Berkeley GCB
Admiral Sir George Cranfield Berkeley by Sir William Beechey
Born	10 August 1753
Died	25 February 1818(1818-02-25) (aged 64) London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1766 to 1813
Rank	Royal Navy Admiral
Commands	Commander-in-Chief, North American Station Commander-in-Chief, Portugal
Battles / wars	American Revolutionary War First Battle of Ushant Great Siege of Gibraltar Second Battle of Ushant French Revolutionary Wars Glorious First of June Napoleonic Wars Peninsular War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Other work	MP for Gloucestershire, 1783–1810

Sir George Cranfield Berkeley, GCB (10 August 1753 – 25 February 1818) was a Royal Navy officer. An admiral, he was highly popular yet controversial in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Britain.^[1] Serving on several ships, Berkeley saw action at all three Battles of Ushant, commanded fleets in the West Indies and off Ireland and governed the supply routes to Portugal and Spain which kept Wellington's armies in the field during the Peninsular War. He also enjoyed an extensive political career, reforming military practices in Britain and participating in several prominent scandals including feuds with Charles James Fox and Hugh Palliser.