Edward Hughes (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral

Sir Edward Hughes
Admiral; Sir Edward Hughes
	c. 1786 portrait of Hughes
Born	1720; Hertfordshire, England
Died	1794 (aged 73–74); Luxborough, Somerset
Allegiance	Great Britain
Branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Larke; HMS Somerset; East Indies Station
Conflicts	War of Jenkins' Ear Battle of Porto Bello (1739); Battle of Cartagena de Indias; Battle of Toulon (1744); Voyage of the Glorioso; ; Seven Years' War Siege of Louisbourg (1758); Battle of the Plains of Abraham; ; American War of Independence Battle of Sadras; Battle of Providien; Battle of Negapatam (1782); Battle of Trincomalee; Battle of Cuddalore (1783); ;

Admiral Sir Edward Hughes (c. 1720 – 1794) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the War of Jenkins' Ear, Seven Years' War and American War of Independence. He is best known for fighting a series of five inconclusive fleet actions during the American War of Independence with a French fleet under Pierre André de Suffren.