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Admiral of the Fleet Sir John West (28 July 1774 – 18 April 1862) was a Royal Navy officer. West saw action as a junior officer in the first-rate HMS ''Royal George'', the flagship of Admiral Sir Alexander Hood in the Channel Squadron, when he took part in the Glorious First of June and then in the Battle of Groix during the French Revolutionary Wars. As commanding officer of the third-rate HMS ''Excellent'', West served off the coast of Catalonia and landed with a naval brigade with orders to help defend Rosas which was under attack from some 5,000 French troops in an action during the Napoleonic Wars. He took 250 of his ship's men and rescued a group migueletes (Catalan mercenaries) who were are risk of losing their lives, but not before having his own horse shot out from under him. As a senior officer, West went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. ==Early career== Born the son of Lieutenant Colonel Temple West and Jane West (née Drake), West joined the Royal Navy in June 1788.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sir John West )〕 He was appointed to the sixth-rate HMS ''Pomona'' in the West Africa Squadron and then transferred to the fourth-rate HMS ''Salisbury'', flagship of the North America Station, and then, having been promoted to midshipman, to the second-rate HMS ''London'', flagship of the Channel Squadron.〔Heathcote, p. 253〕 He joined the fifth-rate HMS ''Hebe'' in the Channel Squadron in July 1790 and then transferred to the fourth-rate HMS ''Romney'' in the Mediterranean Fleet in February 1793 before moving to the first-rate HMS ''Royal George'' in the Channel Squadron a few months later.〔 Promoted to lieutenant on 27 July 1793, he transferred to the third-rate HMS ''Saturn'' at Portsmouth in November 1793 before rejoining HMS ''Royal George'', by then the flagship of Admiral Sir Alexander Hood in the Channel Squadron.〔 In HMS ''Royal George'' he took part in the Glorious First of June, when the French fleet lost seven ships, in June 1794, and then in the Battle of Groix, when three French ships were captured, in June 1795, during the French Revolutionary Wars.〔 Promoted to commander on 7 September 1795, West became commanding officer of the sloop HMS ''Diligence'' on the West Indies Station in December 1795.〔 He was promoted to captain on 15 November 1796 and went on to be commanding officer of the sixth-rate HMS ''Tourterelle'' also on the West Indies Station.〔 He became commanding officer of the third-rate HMS ''Utrecht'' at Chatham in March 1801 and commanding officer of the third-rate HMS ''Excellent'' in January 1807.〔 In HMS ''Excellent'' he served off the coast of Catalonia and landed with a naval brigade with orders to help defend Rosas which was under attack from some 5,000 French troops in an action in November 1808 during the Napoleonic Wars.〔 He took 250 of his ship's men and rescued a group migueletes (Catalan mercenaries) who were are risk of losing their lives, but not before having his own horse shot out from under him.〔O’Byrne, p. 1,272〕 West returned to HMS ''Excellent'' and served at the blockade of Toulon before moving on to be commanding officer of the third-rate HMS ''Sultan'' in the Mediterranean Fleet in December 1809.〔Heathcote, p. 254〕 In HMS ''Sultan'' he continued to serve on the Home Station and in the West Indies until March 1814.〔 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「John West (Royal Navy officer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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