James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier

Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable The Lord Gambier
Born	(1756-10-13)13 October 1756 New Providence, The Bahamas
Died	19 April 1833(1833-04-19) (aged 76) Iver, Buckinghamshire, England
Buried	St. Peter's churchyard in Iver
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1767–1833
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands held	HMS Thunder HMS Raleigh HMS Endymion HMS Defence
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Admiral of the Fleet James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, GCB (13 October 1756 – 19 April 1833) was a Royal Navy officer. After seeing action at the capture of Charleston during the American Revolutionary War, he saw action again, as captain of the third-rate HMS Defence, at the battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794, during the French Revolutionary Wars, gaining the distinction of commanding the first ship to break through the enemy line.

Gambier went on to be a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and First Naval Lord and then served as Governor of Newfoundland. Together with General Lord Cathcart, he oversaw the bombardment of Copenhagen during the Napoleonic Wars. He later survived an accusation of cowardice for his inaction at the Battle of the Basque Roads.