Vice Admiral James Richard Dacres, RN
His father was Vice-Admiral Dacres, who in the Revolutionary war commanded the "Carleton," which engaged Gen. Arnold's flotilla on Lake Champlain in 1776.
Vice Admiral James Richard Dacres was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812. A member of a substantial naval dynasty, he eventually rose to the rank of Vice Admiral, but is chiefly remembered for his engagement with the American frigate USS Constitution which saw the loss of his ship, HMS Guerriere.
Dacres married Arabella-Boyd, sister of Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, on 25 April 1810. She died on 11 April 1828, but the marriage produced a number of sons and daughters.
One son, also called James Richard Dacres, died at Mozambique at the age of 37 on 14 February 1848, while in command of the sloop HMS Nimrod.
Another, Hew Dalrymple Dacres died at sea at the age of 21 on 11 July 1835, having been a lieutenant in the 67th Regiment. They and their father are commemorated in a plaque in the parish church at Tetbury, Gloucestershire.
James Richard Dacres died at Catisfield Lodge, Fareham at the age of 65
His father was Vice-Admiral Dacres, who in the Revolutionary war commanded the "Carleton," which engaged Gen. Arnold's flotilla on Lake Champlain in 1776.
Vice Admiral James Richard Dacres was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812. A member of a substantial naval dynasty, he eventually rose to the rank of Vice Admiral, but is chiefly remembered for his engagement with the American frigate USS Constitution which saw the loss of his ship, HMS Guerriere.
Dacres married Arabella-Boyd, sister of Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, on 25 April 1810. She died on 11 April 1828, but the marriage produced a number of sons and daughters.
One son, also called James Richard Dacres, died at Mozambique at the age of 37 on 14 February 1848, while in command of the sloop HMS Nimrod.
Another, Hew Dalrymple Dacres died at sea at the age of 21 on 11 July 1835, having been a lieutenant in the 67th Regiment. They and their father are commemorated in a plaque in the parish church at Tetbury, Gloucestershire.
James Richard Dacres died at Catisfield Lodge, Fareham at the age of 65
Vice Admiral James Richard Dacres, RN
His father was Vice-Admiral Dacres, who in the Revolutionary war commanded the "Carleton," which engaged Gen. Arnold's flotilla on Lake Champlain in 1776.
Vice Admiral James Richard Dacres was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812. A member of a substantial naval dynasty, he eventually rose to the rank of Vice Admiral, but is chiefly remembered for his engagement with the American frigate USS Constitution which saw the loss of his ship, HMS Guerriere.
Dacres married Arabella-Boyd, sister of Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, on 25 April 1810. She died on 11 April 1828, but the marriage produced a number of sons and daughters.
One son, also called James Richard Dacres, died at Mozambique at the age of 37 on 14 February 1848, while in command of the sloop HMS Nimrod.
Another, Hew Dalrymple Dacres died at sea at the age of 21 on 11 July 1835, having been a lieutenant in the 67th Regiment. They and their father are commemorated in a plaque in the parish church at Tetbury, Gloucestershire.
James Richard Dacres died at Catisfield Lodge, Fareham at the age of 65
His father was Vice-Admiral Dacres, who in the Revolutionary war commanded the "Carleton," which engaged Gen. Arnold's flotilla on Lake Champlain in 1776.
Vice Admiral James Richard Dacres was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812. A member of a substantial naval dynasty, he eventually rose to the rank of Vice Admiral, but is chiefly remembered for his engagement with the American frigate USS Constitution which saw the loss of his ship, HMS Guerriere.
Dacres married Arabella-Boyd, sister of Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, on 25 April 1810. She died on 11 April 1828, but the marriage produced a number of sons and daughters.
One son, also called James Richard Dacres, died at Mozambique at the age of 37 on 14 February 1848, while in command of the sloop HMS Nimrod.
Another, Hew Dalrymple Dacres died at sea at the age of 21 on 11 July 1835, having been a lieutenant in the 67th Regiment. They and their father are commemorated in a plaque in the parish church at Tetbury, Gloucestershire.
James Richard Dacres died at Catisfield Lodge, Fareham at the age of 65
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