Sir Robert Calder, baronet

(1745-1818)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Calder, Robert, 1744 or 5-1818 NRA: Calder, Sir Robert (1745-1818) Knight Admiral DNB: Calder, Sir Robert, baronet (1744/5-1818), naval officer LBT ID: RoCalde1818 VIAF ID: 152862197 LOC ID: no2010149518	B/BAP: 1745 DIED: 1818-08-31
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English admiral whose caution in engaging the French under Villeneuve led to a reprimand, after which he served as commander-in-chief at Plymouth (1810-12).
REFERENCES TO Sir Robert Calder, baronet: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 10: Naval Services Found 1: ¶ 4 Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870, Fifty Years’ Recollections, Literary and Personal, with Observations on Men and Things. 3 vols (London: Charles J. Skeet, 1858) Chapter V. Found 1: ¶ 80 Chapter VI. Found 1: ¶ 8 Chapter VII. Found 1: ¶ 29