Charles Cunningham

For other people with the same name, see Charles Cunningham (disambiguation).

Rear-Admiral

Sir Charles Cunningham

KCH
Portrait by Henry Wyatt
Born1755 (1755)
Eye, Suffolk
DiedMarch 11, 1834(1834-03-11) (aged 78–79)
Eye, Suffolk
AllegianceUnited Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland
BranchRoyal Navy
Service years1775–1834
RankRear-Admiral
CommandsHMS Ariel
HMS Speedy
HMS Imperieuse
HMS Clyde
HMS Princess of Orange
HMS Leopard
AwardsKnight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order

Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Cunningham KCH (1755 – 11 March 1834) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. He saw action during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of rear-admiral.

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