Sir Hugh Palliser | |
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 Palliser c. 1775 | |
| Born | 26 February 1723 Kirk Deighton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 19 March 1796 (aged 73) Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service | Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Years of service | 1735–1796 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS 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.