Robert Carthew Reynolds

Robert Carthew Reynolds
Robert Carthew Reynolds by John Buncombe
Born	bap. 30 July 1745 Lamorran, Cornwall
Died	24 December 1811 (aged 66) HMS St George, off Jutland
Allegiance	Great Britain
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1759–1811
Rank	Rear-Admiral
Commands held	2nd-in-Command, Baltic Fleet
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War Battle of Quiberon Bay American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars Action of 13 January 1797 Napoleonic Wars

Rear-Admiral Robert Carthew Reynolds (bap. 30 July 1745 – 24 December 1811) was a long serving and widely respected officer of the British Royal Navy who served in four separate major wars in a 52-year career. During this time he saw only one major battle, although was engaged in one of the most noted frigate actions of the French Revolutionary Wars, the destruction of the Droits de l'Homme, in which his own frigate was driven ashore and wrecked. Reynolds died in 1811 during a great storm in late December, which scattered his convoy and wrecked three ships of the line including his own flagship HMS St George. Over 2,000 British sailors, including Reynolds, were drowned.