Samuel Inglefield | |
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Born | 1783 |
Died | 24 February 1848 Bombay[1] |
Allegiance | Great Britain United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1791–1848 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Ganges Brazils and River Plate Station East Indies and China Station |
Battles/wars | Battle of Vuelta de Obligado French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Uruguayan Civil War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Rear Admiral Samuel Hood Inglefield CB (1783 – 24 February 1848) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander in-Chief, East Indies and China Station.
In 1816 he married Priscilla Margaret Otway.[2] He was father to Edward Augustus Inglefield, an admiral, inventor and Arctic explorer.[13]