William Caldwell (Royal Navy officer)

Rear Admiral William Caldwell (died 1718) was a Royal Navy officer who briefly served as Commander-in-Chief, The Thames from 12 November 1717 to 1 December 1717.

William Caldwell
Died1718
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1694 to 1718
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldHMS Lizard
HMS Lyme
HMS Anglesea
HMS Crown
HMS Advice
HMS Swiftsure
HMS Torbay
Commander-in-Chief, The Thames
Battles/warsWar of the Spanish Succession

Promoted to captain in January 1694, Caldwell commanded, successively, the sixth-rate HMS Lizard, the sixth-rate HMS Lyme, the fourth-rate HMS Anglesea, the fourth-rate HMS Crown, the forth-rate HMS Advice, the third-rate HMS Swiftsure and the third-rate HMS Torbay. He saw action at the battle of Málaga in August 1704 and briefly served as Commander-in-Chief, The Thames from 12 November 1717 to 1 December 1717.[1]

Caldwell married Catherine Nanfan, daughter of Bridges Nanfan of Birtsmorton Court in 1702.[2] After his death in 1718, a memorial to Caldwell was erected in the church at Birtsmorton in Worcestershire.[3]

References
  1. "William Caldwell (d.1718)". Three Decks. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. The Memorial History of the City of New-York From Its First Settlement to the Year 1892. Vol. 2. New York History Company. 1892. p. 5.
  3. Britton, John; Brayley, Edward Wedlake (1814). The Beauties of England and Wales Or Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County. T. Maiden. p. 332.
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