|
Admiral of the Fleet Richard James Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam, GCB, KCMG (3 October 1832 – 4 August 1907), styled Lord Gillford until 1879, was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer, he served at the Battle of Escape Creek and at the Battle of Fatshan Creek during the campaign against Chinese pirates. He also took part in the Battle of Canton, where he was severely wounded, during the Second Opium War. As a senior officer Meade went on to be commander of the Steamship reserve at Portsmouth, commander of the Flying Squadron and Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station. His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. ==Early career== Born the eldest son of Richard Meade, 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam and Elizabeth Meade (daughter of George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke), Meade was educated at Eton College and joined the Royal Navy in November 1845. Promoted to lieutenant on 15 September 1852, Meade was appointed to the frigate HMS ''Impérieuse'' in which he served in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War.〔Heathcote, p. 170〕 He transferred to the frigate HMS ''Raleigh'' in September 1856 bound for China and, although the ship was wrecked near Hong Kong, all the crew survived.〔 He served under Commodore Charles Elliot at the Battle of Escape Creek in May 1857 and under Commodore Henry Keppel at the Battle of Fatshan Creek in June 1857 during the campaign against Chinese pirates.〔 Meade transferred to the second-rate HMS ''Calcutta'', flagship of the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station, in August 1857 and, having landed with the naval brigade, took part in the Battle of Canton in December 1857 during the Second Opium War: he was severely wounded in the left arm by a bullet fired from a gingal.〔Heathcote, p. 171〕 He was mentioned in dispatches, promoted to commander on 26 February 1858 and transferred to the sloop HMS ''Hornet'' later that month.〔 Promoted to captain on 22 July 1859, Meade became commanding officer of the corvette HMS ''Tribune'' on the Pacific Station in 1862 and commanding officer of the battleship HMS ''Hercules'' in the Channel Fleet in 1868.〔 He was appointed an aide-de-camp to the Queen and became commanding officer of the steamship reserve at Portsmouth in 1872.〔 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「Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|