caption serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_name birth_place awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank image article_title name
sir james hawkins-whitshed , c. 1820 1775 -- 1824 25px royal navy irish sea fencibles cork station commander-in-chief , portsmouth 28 october yes 1849 1762 london , england james hawkins raphoe , county donegal , ireland knight grand cross of the order of the bath place of burial american revolutionary war french revolutionary wars napoleonic wars 1762 admiral of the fleet hawkinswhitshed.jpg james hawkins-whitshed
 sir james hawkins-whitshed , bt .
james hawkins-whitshed

admiral of the fleet sir james hawkins-whitshed , 1st baronet gcb -lrb- 1762 -- 28 october 1849 -rrb- was a royal navy officer .
he saw action in command of a sloop at the battle of martinique during the american revolutionary war .
he went on to serve under sir john jervis in the mediterranean and took part in the battle of cape st. vincent during the french revolutionary wars .
after promotion to flag-officer rank hawkins-whitshed became commander-in-chief of the sea fencibles in ireland and then commander-in-chief of the cork station during the napoleonic wars .
after the war with france was won he served as commander-in-chief , portsmouth .
