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admiral sir robert kingsmill by gilbert stuart 1746 -- 1805 ukgbi swallow vigilant 1774 6 elizabeth 1769 6 duke 1777 6 cork 1745 station 6 basilisk 1759 6 crescent 1758 6 23 november 1805 sydmonton court , kingsclere , hampshire belfast , ireland kingdom of great britain ukgbi british seven revolutionary wars napoleonic wars years ' war american war of independence french 1730 admiral of the blue united kingdom gilbert stuart admiral robert kingsmill.jpg sir robert kingsmill , 1st baronet
 sir robert kingsmill , bt
sir robert kingsmill , 1st baronet

sir robert brice kingsmill , 1st baronet -lrb- 1730 -- 23 november 1805 -rrb- was an officer of the royal navy who served during the seven years ' war , the american war of independence and the french revolutionary and napoleonic wars in a career that spanned nearly 60 years .
kingsmill was a contemporary and close friend of lord nelson , and was one of the prominent royal navy admirals of his time referred to as `` the conquerors of the seas , '' illustrated in piercy roberts ' 1800 engraving .
he served with rodney in the west indies , where he was wounded in battle , and with keppel at the battle of ushant .
he took the time to embark on a career in politics as a member of parliament , giving this up several times to resume his service in the navy when war broke out .
kingsmill rose to flag rank by the time of the outbreak of war with revolutionary france in 1793 .
as the naval commander-in-chief on the coast of ireland , he repelled several attempts by the french to invade ireland and foment insurrection .
kingsmill died on 23 november 1805 at sydmonton court as a baronet and with the rank of admiral of the blue .
