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Thomas Bladen Capel was born on 25 Aug 1776 and died on 4 Mar 1853. He served in the Royal Navy.

He married Harriet Catherine Smyth on 10 May 1816.

Honors:

Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB)

Ranks:

Entered Navy (1782)
Lt (1797)
Cdr (1798)
Capt (1798)
RAdm W (1830)
Adm B (1847)
Adm R (1851)

Ship Ranks:

Flag Lieutenant on the Vanguard from 1798
Captain on the Meleager from 19 Jul 1800 to 9 Jun 1801
Captain on the Endymion from 1806 to 1810

Notes:

Son of William (4th Earl of Essex) and Harriett (née Bladen) Capel. Uncle of Algernon Henry Champagné Capel.

• As Midshipman on Sans Pareil, 80 (Captain William Browell), he took part in the Battle of Île de Groix (23 Jun 1795).
• As Flag Lieutenant on Vanguard, 74 (Captain Edward Berry), he took part in the Battle of the Nile (1 Aug 1798).
• As Captain of Phoebe, 36, he took part in the Battle of Trafalgar (21 Oct 1805).
• C-in-C East Indies (1834–1837)
• C-in-C Portsmouth (13 Sept 1848– )

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