Charles Edmund Nugent

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Edmund Nugent
Sir Charles Edmund Nugent
Born	c.1759
Died	7 January 1844 Studland, Dorset
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1771–1844
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands held	HMS Pomona HMS Veteran HMS Caesar
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War  • Battle of Sullivan's Island  • Battle of San Fernando de Omoa French Revolutionary Wars  • Invasion of Martinique  • Invasion of Saint Lucia  • Invasion of Guadaloupe Napoleonic Wars
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Hanoverian Order
Relations	Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent (grandfather) Field Marshal Sir George Nugent (brother)

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Edmund Nugent GCH (c.1759 – 7 January 1844) was a Royal Navy officer. He saw action as a junior officer in the 50-gun Bristol at the Battle of Sullivan's Island during the American Revolutionary War. He was held as a prisoner-of war for a day by Spaniards shortly before the Battle of San Fernando de Omoa later on in the War.

Nugent served in the naval brigade in the invasions of Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Guadaloupe during the French Revolutionary Wars and, when William Cornwallis assumed command of the blockade of Brest, Nugent was selected to serve as his Captain of the Fleet during the Napoleonic Wars. He never commanded any fleet or naval station but did rise to the highest rank in the Navy.