page_title: James Lucas Yeo
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: James Lucas Yeo / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: Royal Military College of Canada, Yeo Hall
context_page_description: Sir James Lucas Yeo, KCB, KBA was a British naval commander who served in the War of 1812. Born in Southampton, he joined the Royal Navy at the age of 10 and saw his first action in the Adriatic Sea. He distinguished himself in combat multiple times, most notably during the Portuguese conquest of French Guiana, earning knighthoods in the Portuguese Order of Aviz and the British Order of the Bath. Given command of the frigate Southampton, in 1812 his ship was wrecked in the Bahamas—he was acquitted of blame for its loss. Yeo was then given command of the squadron on Lake Ontario, commanding it in several engagements with the Americans.
context_section_description: The Yeo Hall at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario was named in his honour in 1936. This multifunctional building houses the Cadet Dining Hall and the Cadet Mess. The barber and Canadian Forces Exchange System (CANEX) are located in the basement.
  A plaque erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada at the Royal Military College of Canada states "Born in Southampton, England, Yeo entered the British Navy, served throughout the Napoleonic Wars and won rapid promotion by his ability. In 1813, already a Commodore, he came to Canada to command British forces on the Great Lakes. Yeo successfully blockaded the American fleet in Sackett's Harbour for some months and subsequently commanded the naval forces at the capture of Oswego in 1814. Returning to England after the war he was posted to the West African Coast and died at sea while returning from that tour of duty."
  Yeo was one of the actual historical officers on whom C. S. Forester modeled his fictional naval hero Horatio Hornblower.
caption: Yeo Hall, Royal Military College of Canada
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