Frederick Maitland (Royal Navy officer, born 1777)
Sir Frederick Maitland | |
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1815 portrait of Maitland | |
| Born | 7 September 1777 Rankeilour, Fife |
| Died | 30 November 1839 (aged 62) Aboard HMS Wellesley, off Bombay |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Rear-Admiral of the Red |
| Commands | HM hired cutter Penelope HMS Cameleon HMS Dragon HMS Carrere HMS Loire HMS Emerald HMS Goliath HMS Boyne HMS Bellerophon HMS Vengeur HMS Genoa HMS Wellesley East Indies and China Station |
| Conflicts | Glorious First of June Battle of the Basque Roads |
| Awards | CB KCB |
| Relations | Frederick Lewis Maitland (father) |
Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland, KCB (7 September 1777 – 30 November 1839) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He rose to the rank of rear admiral and held a number of commands. The most famous event of his career occurred when Napoleon surrendered to him aboard HMS Bellerophon, marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars.