Robert Calder

Admiral
Sir Robert Calder
Bt KCB
Admiral Sir Robert Calder Bt KCB
	Portrait by Lemuel Francis Abbott, c. 1787–1790
Born	2 July 1745; Elgin, Moray
Died	31 August 1818 (aged 73); Holt, near Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire
Burial place	Church of the Blessed Mary, Upham
	Military career
Allegiance	Great Britain ; United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Service years	1756–1818
Rank	Admiral of the White
Commands	HMS Magdalen; HMS Lightning; HMS Buffalo; HMS Diana; HMS Thalia; HMS Barfleur; HMS Stately; HMS Duke; HMS Theseus; HMS Ville de Paris; Plymouth Command
Conflicts	Seven Years' War Louisbourg Expedition (1757); Capture of Gorée; Invasion of Martinique (1762); ; American Revolutionary War Battle of Ushant (1778); ; French Revolutionary Wars Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797); ; Napoleonic Wars War of the Third Coalition Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805); ; ;

Admiral of the White Sir Robert Calder, 1st Baronet, KCB (2 July 1745 – 31 August 1818) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. For much of his career he was regarded as a dependable officer, and spent several years as Captain of the Fleet under Admiral Sir John Jervis. However, he is chiefly remembered for his controversial actions following the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805 which resulted in his court-martial. Though he was removed from his sea command, he was retained in the Navy and later served as Commander-in-Chief of the base at Plymouth.