serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date allegiance awards nationality battles birth_date rank residence article_title name
1778 & ndash ; 1841 royal navy prompte africa 1781 6 vengeur 1810 6 bulwark 1807 6 1793 6 solebay 1785 6 naiad 1797 6 reading , berkshire 29 march 1841 united kingdom of great britain and ireland knight commander of the order of the bath british battle of trafalgar c. 1765 vice-admiral united kingdom thomas dundas -lrb- royal navy officer -rrb-
 thomas dundas
thomas dundas -lrb- royal navy officer -rrb-

vice-admiral sir thomas dundas kcb -lrb- c. 1765 -- 29 march 1841 -rrb- was an officer of the royal navy , who saw service during the american war of independence , and the french revolutionary and napoleonic wars .
an effective frigate captain he made a number of small captures , but not did not see action in any major fleet clashes , until he was present at the battle of trafalgar in 1805 .
he played an important role in relaying signals before the battle , and in towing dismasted british ships to safety afterwards .
he had a largely uneventful career thereafter , rising through the ranks and eventually dying a vice-admiral .
