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Charles Hughes (Royal Navy officer)
Commodore Charles Hughes was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.
==Naval career==
In 1782 Hughes commanded HMS ''Exeter''〔(Allen, Joseph ''Battles of the British Navy: from A.D. 1000 to 1840'', A H Baily, 1842, p.293 )〕 before transferring to command HMS ''Worcester'' in November 1782.〔(Goodwin, Peter ''Nelson's Ships, a history of the vessels in which he served, 1771-1805'', Conway Maritime, 2002, p.55 )〕 On 20 June 1783 the ''Worcester'' took part in the Battle of Cuddalore, an action with the French fleet off Cuddalore which took place after peace had been signed in Europe but before the news had reached India and which became the final battle of the American Revolutionary War.〔(Age of Nelson ) Michael Phillips〕
He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station in 1785 and remained in post until 1787.〔(Hayden, Joseph ''The book of dignities'', Longmans, 1851, p.272 )〕
He lived at Friday Hill House in Essex.〔(Maurice, Thomas ''Indian Antiquities: or, dissertations relative to the ancient geographical divisions, Volume 1'', 1792, p.cxxii )〕
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