Henry William Bayntun

Sir Henry William Bayntun
Portrait, c.1835
Born	1766 Algiers, North Africa
Died	16 December 1840 Bath, Somerset, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1777–1840
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Avenger HMS Undaunted HMS Reunion HMS Quebec HMS Thunderer HMS Cumberland HMS Leviathan HMS Milford HMY Royal Sovereign
Battles / wars	American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars Battle of Martinique Invasion of Guadeloupe Napoleonic Wars Blockade of Saint-Domingue Battle of Trafalgar British invasions of the Río de la Plata
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Henry William Bayntun GCB (1766 – 16 December 1840) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy, whose distinguished career in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars was a catalogue of the highest and lowest points of the Navy during the conflict. His record includes extensive operations in the West Indies followed by shipwreck, the battle of Trafalgar and the disastrous expedition to Buenos Aires in 1807.