—- Commodore Daniel Todd Patterson– John Wesley Jarvis (c.1815)

“Daniel Todd Patterson (March 6, 1786 – August 25, 1839) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the First Barbary War, and the War of 1812. Although Patterson is properly called a “Commodore”, during his years in the Navy this was not one of the hierarchical
“line” ranks. Instead, “Commodore” applied to any officer in command of a
fleet of two or more ships, regardless of the officer’s “line” rank at
the time, and regardless of whether the officer also held the dual role
of commanding officer of one of the ships in the fleet. Thus Patterson
was a Commodore at the time of the Battle of New Orleans because he
commanded a fleet of ships, even though he was not promoted to the
“line” rank of Captain until after the battle. He again became a
Commodore when in command of the Mediterranean Squadron. Patterson was
never an Admiral because in his day the highest “line” rank in the US
Navy was Captain; the title Admiral was felt to smack of aristocracy and
royalty, and did not become a “line” rank in the US Navy until the
Civil War.” (x)

—- Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan– Henri-Pierre Danloux (1798) (x)

—- Captain Sir George Ralph Collier– William Beechey (c.1814) (x)

“Sir George Ralph Collier, 1st Baronet KCB (1774 – 24 March 1824) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812. He had an eventful early life, being shipwrecked early in his career and later captured by the French. Nevertheless he saw enough service to attract the attention of powerful patrons that secured his rise through the ranks. An officer of considerable ability, he won a noteworthy victory against a stronger French opponent, before embarking on a period of distinguished service off the Spanish and Portuguese coasts, working closely with the British generals fighting the Peninsular War, and markedly contributing to their success. His good service led to a prime posting in command of a squadron despatched to hunt down and neutralise the American super frigates during the War of 1812. He came close to capturing the USS Constitution, but lost her in circumstances that were unclear and would later return to haunt him. The years of peace that followed the end of the Napoleonic Wars saw him rewarded with a baronetcy, and his continued to serve in the navy where he was tasked with the suppression of the slave trade. The publishing of William James’s account of the War of 1812, which lambasted him for incompetence and cowardice in his failure to catch the Constitution, broke his personal peace. Having failed to clear his name, and increasingly depressed by the accusations, Collier took his own life in 1824.” (x)

—- Captain Thomas Baillie– Nathaniel Hone (1779) (x)

“Thomas Baillie (died 15 December 1802), was an officer of the Royal Navy. He saw service in the Seven Years’ War, rising to the rank of captain. He was later appointed to the office of Lieutenant-Governor of Greenwich Hospital, but became involved in the celebrated libel case R v Baillie after he made accusations of mismanagement in the running of the hospital. He was later appointed to the post of Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance, which he held until his death in 1802.” (x)

—- Captain John Bentinck and his son William Bentinck- Mason Chamberlin (1775)

“John Albert Bentinck (29 December 1737 – 23 September 1775) was an officer of the Royal Navy, an inventor and a Member of Parliament.” (x)

“A double full-length portrait showing Captain Bentinck seated on the left facing right in captain’s full-dress uniform, over three years, 1774-87, and a grey wig. William, his son, is standing facing left towards his father, holding a model yacht, in the uniform of the Naval Academy at Portsmouth. They are shown in the captain’s cabin of the ‘Centaur’, 74 guns, which was the guardship at Portsmouth. On a table to the left, John Bentinck’s right arm rests on a pile of books and plans, which denote his various mechanical inventions, and he holds a rolled-up plan in his right hand. He improved the design for the chain pump which bore his name and also of pulley blocks, one of which is shown in the painting next to the sleeping spaniel, curled under the table. The painting shows a close bond between father and son as well as a strong family likeness. John Bentinck died in September 1775, only a short time after this portrait was painted, leaving a widow and seven young children. William himself was to be a naval captain and the National Maritime Museum also has his portrait by George Romney, see BHC2551.” (x)

—- Captain Robert Mann– John Francis Riguad (c.1779)

“Robert Mann (c.1748 – 20 September 1813) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars, eventually rising to the rank of admiral of the red.” (x)

—- Admiral William Parry-  John Francis Riguad (c.1777)

—- gesturing naval officer- British School (c. 1800)

—- Portrait of Captain Peacock- John Francis Rigaud (c. 1780)

—- Captain Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke- Samuel Lane (c. 1812-1825)

“Philip Bowes Vere Broke left school aged twelve to join the Royal Naval Academy at Portsmouth. In June 1792 he was in the sloop ‘Bulldog’ under Captain George Hope. In August 1793, still with Hope, he was in the ‘Éclair’ at the occupation of Toulon and the siege of Bastia. Between May 1794 and June 1795 he was in the ‘Romulus’ before briefly appointed to the ‘Britannia’ and then on 18 July to the frigate ‘Southampton’, as third lieutenant, in which he saw action at Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797. In 1798 Broke was appointed to the frigate ‘Amelia’ in the Channel Fleet and then promoted commander on 2 January 1799 and appointed to the brig ‘Falcon’ and then the sloop ‘Shark’ in the North Sea under Lord Duncan. He was promoted captain on 14 February 1801 and was without a post for four years. In April 1805 he gained command in the frigate ‘Druid’ before moving to the ‘Shannon’, a 36-gun frigate, on 31 August 1806. Broke was employed protecting whalers of Spitsbergen and cruising the Bay of Biscay and the western approaches to Channel, seeing occasional action. The ‘Shannon’ was posted to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1811. War broke out between Great Britain and the United States on 18 June 1812. Broke used his time off the North American coast to train his crew to a high degree, especially in gunnery, where he employed target practice. In May 1813, off Boston, the ‘Shannon’ kept a close watch on the US frigate ‘Chesapeake’. This developed in an action on 1 June with Broke’s efficient crew able swiftly to overwhelm the Americans. Broke took ‘Shannon’ alongside the American frigate and, shouting ‘Follow me who can!’, boarded the ‘Chesapeake’ with fifty or sixty men. Broke was seriously wounded by a cutlass blow to the head, but the fighting was short-lived and, within fifteen minutes of the ‘Shannon’ first opening fire, British colours were raised on the captured ‘Chesapeake’. Broke was made a baronet on 3 November 1813 and KCB on 3 January 1815. The brilliant action against the ‘Chesapeake’ was both the high point and the end of his naval career. His head injury caused him health problems, which were aggravated by a fall from his horse; he died in London during a series of operations to relieve pressure on his brain.” (x)