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Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Bowles, KCB (1780 – 2 July 1869) was a senior Royal Navy officer and Conservative Party politician. After serving as a junior officer in the French Revolutionary Wars, he became commanding officer of the sloop HMS ''Zebra'' and took part in the bombardment of Copenhagen in September 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars. As commanding officer of the fifth-rate HMS ''Medusa'', he took part in operations of the north coast of Spain and led a naval brigade in a raid on Santoña. Bowles went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South America Station before becoming Third Naval Lord in the Second Peel ministry as well as Member of Parliament (MP) for Launceston in Cornwall. He published a number of papers arguing for innovations in naval warfare and naval administration before becoming Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. ==Early career== Born the son of William Bowles and Dinah Bowles (daughter of Admiral Sir Thomas Frankland), Bowles joined the Royal Navy in September 1796.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sir William Bowles )〕 He was assigned to the third-rate HMS ''Theseus'' in the Channel Squadron and saw action off Cádiz during the French Revolutionary Wars.〔Heathcote, p. 29〕 Promoted to midshipman, he transferred to the third-rate HMS ''Captain'' in June 1797, to the corvette HMS ''Daphne'' in the North Sea early in 1798 and to the fifth-rate HMS ''Hydra'' in November 1800.〔 After that he moved to the fifth-rate HMS ''Acasta'' in the Mediterranean Fleet and then to the sloop HMS ''Driver''.〔 Promoted to lieutenant on 30 August 1803, he transferred to the fifth-rate HMS ''Cambrian'' on the North America and West Indies Station, then to the fourth-rate HMS ''Leander'' and then to the fifth-rate HMS ''Milan''.〔 Promoted to commander on 22 January 1806, Bowles became commanding officer of the sloop HMS ''Zebra'' in March 1807 and took part in the bombardment of Copenhagen in September 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars.〔 Promoted to captain on 13 October 1807, we went on to be commanding officer of the third-rate HMS ''Warspite'' in June 1809 and commanding officer of the fifth-rate HMS ''Medusa'' in June 1810.〔 In HMS ''Medusa'' he took part in operations of the north coast of Spain and led a naval brigade in a raid on Santoña.〔 He next became commanding officer of the fifth-rate HMS ''Aquilon'' in March 1811 and saw action in the Baltic Sea before becoming commanding officer of the sixth-rate HMS ''Nemesis'' in April 1811 and sailing with her for duties off the West Coast of Africa.〔Winfield, p. 221〕 He served on trade protection duties off the Río de la Plata during 1813.〔 Promoted to commodore, Bowles became Commander-in-Chief, South America Station, with his broad pennant in the fifth-rate HMS ''Amphion'', in 1816 and then became commanding officer of the yacht HMY ''William & Mary'' early in 1822 before moving on to be Comptroller-General of the Coast Guard in July 1822.〔Heathcote, p. 30〕 In a paper published in 1830 entitled ''Remarks on the Conduct of the Naval Administration of Great Britain'' he argued for the introduction of steam warships and the creation of a gunnery school: the latter ambition was realised with the formation of HMS ''Excellent'' later that year.〔 He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 12 April 1839. 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「William Bowles (Royal Navy officer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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