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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Codrington (son) Signature. Sir Edward Codrington, GCB, FRS (27 April 1770 – 28 April 1851) was a British admiral, who took part in the Battle of Trafalgar and the Battle of Navarino .
Hace 6 días · Edward Codrington. Edited by Jane Bourchier. Publisher: Cambridge University Press. Online publication date: May 2012. Print publication year: 2012. First published in: 1873. Online ISBN: 9781139176811. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139176811. Subjects: British History after 1450 , Military History , History , Global History. Series:
Edward Codrington; Edited by Jane Bourchier; Book: Memoir of the Life of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington Published online: 05 May 2012 Print publication: 08 March 2012, pp 433-489 First published in: 1873; Chapter; Get access
Admiral Sir Edward Codrington (1770-1851) A three-quarter length portrait of Codrington. He is wearing a black coat and is shown seated to right in a red plush chair. The sitter was a signal officer in the ‘Queen Charlotte’, Howe’s flagship at the First of June 1794. At Trafalgar in 1805 he commanded the ‘Orion’.
Codrington, Sir Edward (1770–1851). Codrington was of the Gloucestershire family of baronets and entered the navy in 1783. He served with distinction at the Glorious First of June in 1794 and was given his first command later that year. At Trafalgar he captained the Orion.
Son of Sir William Codrington 1st bart and father of Christopher Bethell Codrington, Admiral Edward Codrington, Caroline Walrond (each of whom q.v.). London merchant, partner with John Miller. Inherited the Folly estate on Antigua from his father in 1741.
Description. Contents. Resources. Courses. About the Authors. Edward Codrington (1770–1851) joined the navy at the age of thirteen. Having narrowly avoided freezing to death in Nova Scotia three years later, he went on to serve during some of the most important naval conflicts of his time.
