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Admiral Sir David Milne, GCB, RN (May 1763 – 5 May 1845) was a Royal Navy admiral. ==Naval career== Born in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, he entered the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1779.〔(Oxford Dictionary of National Biography )〕 He served in the West Indies from 1779 to 1783, seeing action in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War and in Lord Howe's final relief of the French and Spanish siege of Gibraltar in 1782.〔 From 1783 to 1793, he served in the East Indies. Promoted to commander, he defeated a French division off Puerto Rico on 5 June 1795, and, in 1796, he participated in the capture of the Dutch colonies of Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice, becoming the British governor of Netherlands Guiana. He continued to fight against the French in Santo Domingo, from 1797 to 1799, losing his ship HMS ''Pique'' but capturing the French frigate ''Seine'' at the Action of 30 June 1798 and, in 1800, he captured the French frigate ''La Vengeance'' off the coast of Africa.〔 On 14 June 1814, he was promoted to Rear-Admiral.〔 He served as second-in-command of the fleet sent to bombard Algiers in 1816.〔 The Dutch king awarded him the commander's cross of the coveted Military Order of William for his distinguished conduct. In May 1816, he was appointed to command the North American Station,〔 living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 1818, he was nominated a knight of the Neapolitan Order of St Januarius, and he returned to the United Kingdom in 1819. In 1820, he was briefly Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed.〔(Historical list of MPs: B )〕 In 1825, he became a Vice-Admiral.〔 In the 1830s ''Vice Admiral Sir David Milne'' is listed as living at 10 York Place in Edinburgh's New Town.〔http://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/pageturner.cfm?id=83401191&mode=transcription〕 In 1842, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.〔 He died at sea 5 May 1845 while returning to Scotland from Plymouth, after more than sixty years' service in the Royal Navy. He is buried with his first wife in the churchyard at Inveresk. Memorial reads. In memory of Admiral Sir DAVID MILNE, G.C.B., &c., &c., &c. For 60 years he served his country in the Royal Navy ; his gallant deeds are recorded in her annals. In all the relations of private life he was upright, exemplary, and esteemed. He expired at sea on the 5th of May 1845, aged 82 years, whilst returning to his native home from Devonport, at which station he had been for the three previous years Commander-in-Chief. 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「David Milne (Royal Navy officer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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