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Sir Henry Hope KCB (1787 – 23 September 1863), was an officer of the Royal Navy whose distinguished service in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 earned him acclaim. As captain of HMS ''Endymion'', he was involved in the action on 14 January 1815 which ended in the capture of the American warship USS ''President''. ==Early years== Hope was the eldest son of Charles Hope, RN, the grandson of Charles Hope-Vere, and the nephew of the army officer Henry Hope who became lieutenant-governor of the Province of Quebec. On 2 April 1798 he joined the yacht on the River Thames as a 3rd Class volunteer. In May 1800 he transferred as a midshipman to the 74-gun third rate ship of the line , which was under the command of his cousin, Captain William Johnstone Hope.〔O'Byrne (1849), p.538.〕 ''Kent'' took Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercrombie to Egypt where he commanded the British campaign to dislodge the French invasion of Egypt. She then served in blockade of Alexandria. Hope transferred to , another 74-gun third rate.〔 Whilst ''Swiftsure'' was at sea, her captain, Benjamin Hallowell, learnt that a French squadron under Admiral Ganteaume had put to sea. Hallowell decided to return to reinforce Sir John Warren's squadron, but on 24 June 1801 ''Swiftsure'' encountered Ganteaume's force, which quickly overtook the damaged, slow, and undermanned ''Swiftsure''. The French force consisted of four ships of the line and a frigate. The ''Indivisible'' and ''Dix-Août'' succeeded in shooting away ''Swiftsure''s yards and masts, forcing her to surrender. Two men were killed, two were mortally wounded, and another six were wounded aboard ''Swiftsure'', whilst the French lost 33 killed and wounded. Hope was taken prisoner.〔 (The French Navy took ''Swiftsure'' into service under her existing name.〔(Capture du ''Swiftsure'' )〕) Hope was freed in September and joined the frigate , which was under the command of Captain George Johnstone Hope. He continued to serve on ''Leda'' in the Mediterranean and the Home station under Captains John (or James) Hardy and Robert Honyman (or Honeyman).〔 In June 1803 Hope left ''Leda'' and transferred to the 74-gun third rates and later the under captains George Johnstone Hope and William Johnstone Hope.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Hope (Royal Navy officer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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