serviceyears branch commands death_date allegiance nationality battles birth_date rank residence article_title name
& ndash ; 1830 uk hms hms '' myrtle '' hms '' dover '' hms '' '' thetis '' caledon '' hms '' little belt '' 1830 united kingdom of great britain and ireland british little belt affair napoleonic wars 1784 post captain united kingdom arthur bingham
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arthur bingham

arthur batt bingham -lrb- 1784 -- 1830 -rrb- was an officer in the royal navy , rising to the rank of post captain .
he is remembered chiefly for his command of hms `` little belt '' , when the little belt affair occurred , just prior to the war of 1812 .
