Sir Archibald Dickson, 1st Baronet

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Sir Archibald Dickson, 1st Baronet
Died1803
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Antelope
HMS Greyhound
HMS Dublin
HMS Goliath
HMS Captain
HMS Egmont
North Sea
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War

Admiral Sir Archibald Dickson, 1st Baronet (died 1803) was a Royal Navy officer.

Naval career[]

Promoted to captain on 31 January 1774, Dickson was given command of the fourth-rate HMS Antelope in January 1774 and the sixth-rate HMS Greyhound in October 1775.[1] In Greyhound, he took part in the action against the Penobscot Expedition in July 1779 and fought at the Battle of Martinique in April 1780 during the American Revolutionary War.[1] He was next given command of the third-rate HMS Dublin and saw action at the Battle of Cape Spartel in October 1782.[2] After that he was given command of the third-rate HMS Goliath in 1786, of the third-rate HMS Captain in 1790 and the third-rate HMS Egmont in 1793.[1]

Promoted to rear-admiral on 12 April 1794 and to vice-admiral on 1 June 1795, Dickson became Commander-in-Chief, North Sea in 1800.[3] In August 1800 a diplomatic mission was sent to Copenhagen under Lord Whitworth, accompanied by a fleet under Dickson's command.[4] He was promoted to full admiral on 1 January 1801,[1] with HMS Princess of Orange at Yarmouth serving as his flagship. She was paid off in April 1802.[5]

Baronetcy and succession[]

In honour of his service, Dickson was created Sir Archibald Dickson 1st Baronet on 21 September 1802. Dickson had married twice and had a daughter, Elizabeth, but no male heir. Therefore, the baronetcy was created with a remainder, allowing it to be inherited by his nephew, Archibald Collingwood Dickson.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Sir Archibald Dickson (d. 1803)". Three Decks. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ Schomberg, Naval Chronology, pp. 390–3.
  3. ^ Clarke, James Stanier; McArthur, John (2 September 2010). The Naval Chronicle: Volume 3, January-July 1800: Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects. Cambridge University Press. p. 330. ISBN 9781108018425.
  4. ^ Tracy, p. 20
  5. ^ "Princess of Orange (1799)". Three Decks. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Archibald Collingwood Dickson". The Peerage. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

Sources[]

  • Tracy, Nicholas (2006). Who's who in Nelson's Navy: 200 Naval Heroes. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-244-5.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, North Sea
1800–1802 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Hardingham Hall)
1802–1803 		Succeeded by
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