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Edward Vernon (Royal Navy officer, born 1723)
Admiral Sir Edward Vernon (30 October 1723 – 16 June 1794) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.
==Naval career==
Born the fourth son of Henry Vernon and Penelope Vernon (née Phillips) and educated at the Royal Naval Academy at Portsmouth, Vernon joined the Royal Navy in 1739 when he was appointed a Volunteer-per-order on HMS ''Portland''.〔(Edward Vernon at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography )〕 Promoted to lieutenant in 1743, he became commander of the sloop HMS ''Baltimore'' in 1747, captain of HMS ''Mermaid'' in 1753 and captain of HMS ''Lyme'' in 1755.〔 He went on to be captain of HMS ''St Albans'' and was present at the destruction of the French Fleet at the Battle of Lagos on 18–19 August 1759.〔 He went on to command successively HMS ''Revenge'', HMS ''Kent'', HMS ''Yarmouth'', HMS ''Bellona'', HMS ''Barfleur'' and HMS ''Ramillies''.〔 Knighted in June 1773, he became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1775 and Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station in 1776 and took part in an indecisive action off Pondicherry on 10 August 1778 which at least forced the French fleet to retire to Mauritius,〔 much booty and plunder having been seized by the British.〔(India Office Select Materials )〕 Promoted to rear-admiral in March 1779, he returned to England in 1781.〔 He was promoted to vice-admiral in 1787 and admiral in 1794.〔 A monument to Vernon was placed in All Saints Church, at Binfield in Berkshire.
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