Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood^[1]

1748 - 1810  (61 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Cuthbert Collingwood
  Prefix	Admiral
  Birth	24 Oct 1748	Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England
  Gender	Male
  Battle	8 Sep 1793 - 19 Dec 1793	Siege of Toulon
  Siege de Toulon
  Battle	1 Jun 1794	Atlantic Ocean south of Éire
  Glorious 1st of June
  Battle	14 Feb 1797	Cape St Vincent
  Battle of Cape St Vincent
  Battle	21 Oct 1805	Cape Trafalgar
  Battle of Trafalgar
  Prominent People	RN Admiral Guion
  Death	7 Mar 1810
  Burial	St. Paul's Cathedral
  near Nelson
  Siblings	9 Siblings
  1. Mary Collingwood,   b. 1738   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alice Collingwood,   b. 1739   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elizabeth Collingwood,   b. 1740   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Dorothy Collingwood,   b. 1741   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Philadelphia Collingwood,   b. 1742   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Barbara Collingwood,   b. 1744   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Eleanor Collingwood,   b. 1745   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood,   b. 24 Oct 1748, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England d. 7 Mar 1810  (Age 61 years) ▻ Sarah Blackett,  m. 8 Jun 1791 + 9. John Collingwood,   b. 1749   d. 1841  (Age 92 years) ▻ Sarah Fenwick   10. Wilfrid Collingwood,   c. 11 Oct 1749   d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I155061	Geneagraphie
  Links To	This person is also Cuthbert Collingwood at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2009

  
  

  Father	Cuthbert Collingwood,   b. 1712   d. 15 Feb 1775 (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Milcah Dobson   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F82405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Blackett,   b. 1762   d. 16 Sep 1819 (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1791
  Children	1. Sarah Collingwood,   b. 1792   d. 1837 (Age 45 years) + 2. Mary Patience Collingwood,   b. 1793   d. Aft 1819 (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F34607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2009

  
  

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  		Birth - 24 Oct 1748 - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England Battle - Siege de Toulon - 8 Sep 1793 - 19 Dec 1793 - Siege of Toulon Battle - Glorious 1st of June - 1 Jun 1794 - Atlantic Ocean south of Éire Battle - Battle of Cape St Vincent - 14 Feb 1797 - Cape St Vincent Battle - Battle of Trafalgar - 21 Oct 1805 - Cape Trafalgar  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood

  
  

  Documents

  The Ascendancy of Gibraltar during the Age of Napoleon (1793-1815) Becoming Nelson's Refuge and Wellington's Rock

  
  

  Histories	2 Histories
  	The mediterranean sea
  	A Narrative of the Proceedings of his Majesty's Fleet under the command of Earl Howe from te 2nd of May until the 2nd of June 1794

  
  

• Notes

  he entered the Royal Navy as a volunteer on board HMS Shannon under Captain Richard Brathwaite, his maternal cousin To get accepted onto a ship as a potential officer, one needed some sort of influence. Collingwood was sponsored by two relatives, Richard Braithwaite and Robert Roddam, both of whom who were to become Admirals Collingwood went to sea at the age of 12 and served for several years on the home station.. In 1774 he served on the North American service and was at the Battle of Bunker Hill, winning his lieutenancy there on 17th June 1775. In 1776 he was Lieutenant of the sloop Hornet in the West Indies and thereafter began his close association with Nelson. In 1786, Collingwood returned home and with the exception of one brief command remained there until 1782. On the outbreak of the French Revolutionary wars, he was appointed flag captain and took part in Lord Howe's victory on the Glorious First of June. He later engaged in the blockade of Toulon and took a Conspicuous part i Sir John Jervis victory off St. Vincent. In 1799 Collingwood became rear admiral and he was at sea in the Triumph and other ships until the peace of Amines in 1802. On the renewal of hostilities, Collingwoodwas at once employed, chiefly in blockading Brest. he remained there until May 1805, having been promoted to Vice Admiral in May 1804, when he was given command of a small squadron which he placed off Cadiz to blockade the port. There he was joined by Nelson, and became Nelson' second in command, in the Battle of Trafalgar, he carried out the part assigned to him brilliantly. With 15 ship he attacked the rear of the enemy to prevent their escape and after Nelson' death accomplished the difficult task of conserving the fleet and its prizes during the storm that followed. He was created Baron Collingwood and granted a pension of £2,000 a year. Collingwood held the Mediterranean command with distinction until his death, he died at sea .

  
  

• Sources

  [S190] Peter Barns-Graham, British Pedigrees, (Stirnet), Collingwood of Ditchburne, Collingwood of Eslington (Esslington or Estlington), Collingwood of Lilburn Tower (Reliability: 2).