James Gambier (Royal Navy officer)

James Gambier
James Gambier
Born	1723
Died	28 January 1789 (aged 65–66); Bath, Somerset
Allegiance	Great Britain
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Active	c. 1740–1789
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands	HMS Speedwell; HMS Flamborough; HMS Squirrel; HMS Sphinx; HMS Namur; HMS Defiance; HMS Severn; HMS Lowestoffe; HMS Burford; HMS Yarmouth; Nore Command; North America Station; HMS Salisbury; Controller of Victualling Accounts; Resident Commissioner Portsmouth; Royal Naval Academy; North America Station; Jamaica Station
Battles / wars	War of the Austrian Succession; Seven Years' War Siege of Louisbourg; Invasion of Martinique; Invasion of Guadeloupe; Battle of Quiberon Bay; Capture of Belle Île; ; American Revolutionary War;

Vice-Admiral James Gambier (1723–1789) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, North American Station. The historian David Syrett presented a study of Gambier, which presented him as corrupt and largely disliked by his fellow officers.