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  • Richard Saunders Dundas
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  • Vice-Admiral The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, KCB (11 April 1802 – 3 June 1861) was a Royal Navy officer. As a captain he took part in the capture of the Bogue Forts in January 1841 during the First Opium War. He was appointed to the command of the Fleet in the Baltic Sea, in succession to Sir Charles Napier, in February 1855 and led the naval support during the latter stages of the Crimean War enforcing a strict blockade and carrying out the bombardment of Sveaborg in August 1855. He was appointed First Naval Lord in the First Palmerston ministry in November 1857 and then, after stepping down to be Second Naval Lord during the Second Derby ministry, he stepped up again to become First Naval Lord in the Second Palmerston Ministry in June 1859 remaining in office until his death. The P
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serviceyears
  • 1817
Birth Date
  • 1802-04-11
Commands
Branch
  • 23
death place
  • London, United Kingdom
Name
  • Sir Richard Dundas
Caption
  • Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Dundas
Title
Awards
death date
  • 1861-06-03
Rank
Allegiance
  • United Kingdom
Battles
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Years
  • November 1857—March 1858
  • April 1857—November 1857
  • January 1853–June 1854
  • June 1854—February 1855
  • June 1859—June 1861
  • March 1858—June 1859
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  • Vice-Admiral The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, KCB (11 April 1802 – 3 June 1861) was a Royal Navy officer. As a captain he took part in the capture of the Bogue Forts in January 1841 during the First Opium War. He was appointed to the command of the Fleet in the Baltic Sea, in succession to Sir Charles Napier, in February 1855 and led the naval support during the latter stages of the Crimean War enforcing a strict blockade and carrying out the bombardment of Sveaborg in August 1855. He was appointed First Naval Lord in the First Palmerston ministry in November 1857 and then, after stepping down to be Second Naval Lord during the Second Derby ministry, he stepped up again to become First Naval Lord in the Second Palmerston Ministry in June 1859 remaining in office until his death. The Prime-Minister (Viscount Palmerston) described Dundas as "a most distinguished officer".
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