Robert Bones

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Robert Bones was a lieutenant in the British Navy who was acting Governor of Sierra Leone for two months in 1811. Bones had previously been commander of HMS Tigress.[1]

Lieutenant Bones was given command of HMS Tigress in October 1808 and sailed her from Portsmouth to Spithead where he joined Edward H. Columbine in command of . They were involved in naval action, attacking the French slave station at Gorée on 24 June 1809.


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  1. ^ Grindal, Peter (2016) Opposing the Slavers: The Royal Navy’s Campaign against the Atlantic Slave Trade. (I.B.Tauris). ASIN: B01MYTNUEH
Preceded by Governor of Sierra Leone
May–June 1811 		Succeeded by
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