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DOUGLAS, SIR CHARLES

This article appears in Volume V08, Page 444 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: DIO-DRO
DOUGLAS, SIR CHARLES , Bart. (d. 1789), British
admiral
 , a descendant of the Scottish earls of Morton, was promoted
lieutenant
  in the navy on the 4th of December 1753. Nothing is known of his early life. He became
commander
  on the 24th of
February
  1759, and attained to post rank in 1761. When the War of American Independence began, he took an active
part
  in the defence of Canada in 1775, and he afterwards commanded the " Stirling Castle " 64 in the battle of the Ushant, 27th of July 1778. His reputation is based first on the
part
  he played in the battle of Dominica, 12th of April 1782, and then on the improvements in gunnery which he introduced into the B itish navy. It appears from the testimony of Sir F. Thesiger (d. 18o5), who was present on the
quarter
 -deck of the flagship, that Sir Charles Douglas, who was then captain of the
fleet
 , first pointed out to Rodney the possibility and the advantage of passing through the French line. His advice was taken with reluctance. On the other hand, Lord Hood accuses Douglas of living in such abject fear of his
admiral
  that he did not venture to speak with the freedom which his important post entitled him to take. His more certain claim to be ranked high among naval
officers
  is founded on the many improvements he introduced into naval gunnery. Some account of these will be found in the writings of his son. He became rear-admiral on the 24th of September 1787, and died
suddenly of apoplexy in
February
  1789. He was made a
baronet
  for his services in the West Indies.
There is a life of Sir Charles Douglas in Charnock, Biogr. Nat). vi. 427.


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