Boyles, Sir Charles, Vice-Admiral, 1756-1816.
This sub-collection consists of two letterbooks, 1810 to 1811, including copies of letters to the Sicilian court.
Administrative / biographical background
Boyles became a lieutenant in 1777 and a captain in 1790. During the French wars he served in the West Indies, the Channel and the Mediterranean. He became a rear-admiral in 1809 and from 1810 to 1812 served in the Mediterranean, with HMS TRIDENT (1768) and then HMS CANOPUS (captured 1798) as his flagship. He became a vice-admiral in 1814.
Administrative / biographical background
Boyles became a lieutenant in 1777 and a captain in 1790. During the French wars he served in the West Indies, the Channel and the Mediterranean. He became a rear-admiral in 1809 and from 1810 to 1812 served in the Mediterranean, with HMS TRIDENT (1768) and then HMS CANOPUS (captured 1798) as his flagship. He became a vice-admiral in 1814.
Record Details
| Item reference: | HAW/12-13; HAW |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | SUB-COLLECTION |
| Extent: | 2 vols |
| Date made: | 1810-1811 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |