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Vice-Admiral the Hon. Charles Orlando Bridgeman (5 February 1791 – 13 April 1860) was a Royal Navy officer who saw active service in the Napoleonic Wars.

Life

A younger son of Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford, by his marriage to Lucy Elizabeth Byng, daughter of George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington, he was educated at Harrow School and then joined the navy on 18 June 1804 as a volunteer on the almost-new HMS Repulse.^[1]^[2]

He was rated as a Midshipman in 1805, and during the Napoleonic Wars saw active service with Sir Robert Calder, in the Dardanelles and in the expedition to the Scheldt. In November 1809 he joined HMS Manilla under Captain George Francis Seymour, and on 10 September 1810 was promoted Lieutenant in HMS Semiramis. On 1 May 1811 he transferred to HMS Revenge as Flag-Lieutenant to Rear Admiral Arthur Kaye Legge and served at the defence of Cadiz. On 8 March 1813 he joined HMS Bellerophon and on 2 April 1814 the king's yacht HMS Royal Sovereign. He commanded HMS Badger from 12 December 1814 until 28 August 1816, on the West India station, taking part in the reduction of Guadeloupe in 1815. His next command was Icarus, a ten-gun brig-sloop, from 24 June 1817 until 2 September 1819, on the South America station. In 1819 he was promoted Captain. His last command, from 7 September 1827 to May 1830, was HMS Rattlesnake, attached to a squadron in the Mediterranean.^[2] For most of the years 1827 to 1829 Rattlesnake was cruising off the coasts of Greece during the Greek War of Independence. Her log for the period, kept by Talavera Vernon Anson, survives in a collection at the New York Public Library.^[3]

Bridgeman took retirement from the navy on 1 October 1846, joining the Reserved List on half-pay. He was later promoted to Vice-Admiral.

Marriage and descendants

On 2 January 1819 Bridgeman married Eliza Caroline Chamberlain, a daughter of Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet. Their children were Caroline Elizabeth Anne Agnes Bridgeman (died 13 August 1914), Ursula Lucy Grace Bridgeman (died 13 November 1883), Charlotte Sobieski Isabel Bridgeman (died 13 June 1914) and Katherine Bridgeman.^[1]

Ursula Lucy Grace Bridgeman married firstly in 1847 Albert Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough, a son of Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham. In 1861 she married secondly Lord Otho FitzGerald, a younger son of Augustus FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster. Her children were Captain Henry Charles Denison (1849–1936), Commander Conyngham Albert Denison (1851–1938), Harold Albert Denison (1856–1948), Evelyn Albert Denison (1859–1933), Major Lord Gerald Otho FitzGerald (1862–1919), and Ina Blanche Georgie FitzGerald (1864–1910).^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Burke's Peerage, volume 1 (2003), p. 482
^ ^a ^b 'Bridgeman, The Honourable Charles Orlando', in William Richard O'Byrne, A Naval Biographical Dictionary vol. I (1849), p. 123
^ H.M.S. Rattlesnake logbook 1827-1829 at nypl.org, accessed 18 August 2015

[Burke-1] Burke's Peerage, volume 1 (2003), p. 482

[obyrne-2] 'Bridgeman, The Honourable Charles Orlando', in William Richard O'Byrne, A Naval Biographical Dictionary vol. I (1849), p. 123

[3] H.M.S. Rattlesnake logbook 1827-1829 at nypl.org, accessed 18 August 2015

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 A younger son of [[Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford]], by his marriage to Lucy Elizabeth Byng, daughter of [[George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington]], he was educated at [[Harrow School]] and then joined the navy on 18 June 1804 as a volunteer on the almost-new [[HMS Repulse (1803)|HMS ''Repulse'']].<ref name=Burke>''Burke's Peerage'', volume 1 (2003), p. 482</ref><ref name=obyrne>'Bridgeman, The Honourable Charles Orlando', in [[William Richard O'Byrne]], ''A Naval Biographical Dictionary'' vol. I (1849), [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=31q-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA123#v=onepage&q&f=false p. 123]</ref>
-He was rated as a [[Midshipman]] in 1805, and during the [[Napoleonic Wars]] saw active service with Sir Robert Calder, in the [[Dardanelles]] and in the expedition to the Scheldt. In November 1809 he joined [[Seringapatam-class frigate|HMS ''Manilla'']] under Captain [[George Seymour (Royal Navy officer)|George Francis Seymour]], and on 10 September 1810 was promoted Lieutenant in HMS ''Semiramis''. On 1 May 1811 he transferred to [[HMS Revenge (1805)|HMS ''Revenge'']] as Flag-Lieutenant to [[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear Admiral]] [[Arthur Kaye Legge]] and served at the defence of [[Cadiz]]. On 8 March 1813 he joined [[HMS Bellerophon (1786)|HMS ''Bellerophon'']] and on 2 April 1814 the [[royal yacht|king's yacht]] [[HMS Royal Sovereign (1804)|HMS ''Royal Sovereign'']]. He commanded [[Cherokee-class brig-sloop|HMS ''Badger'']] from 12 December 1814 until 28 August 1816, on the West India station, taking part in the reduction of Guadeloupe in 1815. His next command was [[HMS Icarus (1814)|''Icarus'']], a ten-gun [[sloop-of-war|brig-sloop]], from 24 June 1817 until 2 September 1819, on the South America station. In 1819 he was promoted [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]]. His last command, from 7 September 1827 to May 1830, was [[HMS Rattlesnake (1822)|HMS ''Rattlesnake'']], attached to a squadron in the Mediterranean.<ref name=obyrne/> For most of the years 1827 to 1829 ''Rattlesnake'' was cruising off the coasts of Greece during the [[Greek War of Independence]]. Her log for the period, kept by [[Talavera Vernon Anson]], survives in a collection at the [[New York Public Library]].<ref>[http://archives.nypl.org/mss/108 H.M.S. Rattlesnake logbook 1827-1829] at nypl.org, accessed 18 August 2015</ref>
+He was rated as a [[Midshipman]] in 1805, and during the [[Napoleonic Wars]] saw active service with Sir Robert Calder, in the [[Dardanelles]] and in the expedition to the Scheldt. In November 1809 he joined [[Seringapatam-class frigate|HMS ''Manilla'']] under Captain [[George Seymour (Royal Navy officer)|George Francis Seymour]], and on 10 September 1810 was promoted Lieutenant in [[Apollo-class frigate|HMS ''Semiramis'']]. On 1 May 1811 he transferred to [[HMS Revenge (1805)|HMS ''Revenge'']] as Flag-Lieutenant to [[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear Admiral]] [[Arthur Kaye Legge]] and served at the defence of [[Cadiz]]. On 8 March 1813 he joined [[HMS Bellerophon (1786)|HMS ''Bellerophon'']] and on 2 April 1814 the [[royal yacht|king's yacht]] [[HMS Royal Sovereign (1804)|HMS ''Royal Sovereign'']]. He commanded [[Cherokee-class brig-sloop|HMS ''Badger'']] from 12 December 1814 until 28 August 1816, on the West India station, taking part in the reduction of Guadeloupe in 1815. His next command was [[HMS Icarus (1814)|''Icarus'']], a ten-gun [[sloop-of-war|brig-sloop]], from 24 June 1817 until 2 September 1819, on the South America station. In 1819 he was promoted [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]]. His last command, from 7 September 1827 to May 1830, was [[HMS Rattlesnake (1822)|HMS ''Rattlesnake'']], attached to a squadron in the Mediterranean.<ref name=obyrne/> For most of the years 1827 to 1829 ''Rattlesnake'' was cruising off the coasts of Greece during the [[Greek War of Independence]]. Her log for the period, kept by [[Talavera Vernon Anson]], survives in a collection at the [[New York Public Library]].<ref>[http://archives.nypl.org/mss/108 H.M.S. Rattlesnake logbook 1827-1829] at nypl.org, accessed 18 August 2015</ref>
 Bridgeman took retirement from the navy on 1 October 1846, joining the Reserved List on [[half-pay]]. He was later promoted to Vice-Admiral.