Nathaniel Bowden-Smith

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Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith
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Born21 January 1838
Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Died28 April 1921(1921-04-28) (aged 83)
London, England[1]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy
Years of service1852–1903
RankAdmiral
Commands held
HMS Undaunted
HMS Hercules
HMS Amethyst
HMS Britannia
Australia Station
Nore Command
Battles/warsSecond Anglo-Burmese War
Crimean War
Second Opium War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith KCB (21 January 1838 – 28 April 1921) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.

Naval career[]

Bowden-Smith joined the Royal Navy in 1852.[2] He took part in the Second Anglo-Burmese War later that year and in the Crimean War in 1855.[3]

He was present at the Battle of Fatshan Creek in 1857 and at the attack on the Peiho Forts in 1858 during the Second Opium War.[4]

Promoted to captain in 1872 he commanded the frigates and HMS Undaunted, the battleship HMS Hercules and the corvette HMS Amethyst.[2] He went on to command the training ship HMS Britannia in 1883 and to be Commander-in-chief, Australia Station in 1892 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1899.[2] He retired in 1903.[2]

In 1905 commenting on the Battle of Port Arthur he said the "siege was distinguished by the most daring and persistent attacks [by the Japanese] and the most heroic defence [by the Russians] on record."[5]

Family[]

In 1873 he married Emily Cecilia Sandeman.[2]

Honours and awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ Marylebone Registration District
  2. ^ a b c d e William Loney RN
  3. ^ Dix Noonan Webb Medals
  4. ^ Naval Commanders
  5. ^ "The fall of Port Arthur (Part 1)". Archived from the original on 17 June 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) The Age, 4 January 1905
  6. ^ "No. 26947". The London Gazette. 14 March 1898. p. 1682.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station
1892–1894 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
1899–1900 		Succeeded by
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