serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1760s -- 1812 royal navy commander-in-chief , cape of good hope donnington , berkshire 24 february 1824 united kingdom baronetcy knight commander of the order of the bath american hms '' fox '' french revolutionary wars glorious first of revolutionary june napoleonic wars capture of mauritius war first battle of ushant loss of 20 january 1755 admiral sir albemarle bertie , 1st baronet
 sir albemarle bertie , bt
sir albemarle bertie , 1st baronet

admiral sir albemarle bertie , 1st baronet , -lrb- 1755 -- 1824 -rrb- , was a long-serving and at the time controversial officer of the british royal navy who saw extensive service in his career , but also courted controversy with several of his actions .
bertie won recognition for unsuccessfully defending his ship against superior odds in the american revolutionary war .
he was later criticised however for failing to close with the enemy at the glorious first of june and later for pulling rank on a subordinate officer just days before the capture of the french island of mauritius and taking credit for the victory .
despite these controversies , bertie was rewarded for his service with a baronetcy and the order of the bath , retiring in 1813 to his country estate at donnington , berkshire .
