Robert Lambert Baynes

Sir Robert Baynes
Rear Admiral Robert Lambert Baynes, 1850s, unknown artist
Born	4 September 1796[1] Millbrook, Hampshire, England
Died	September 7, 1869(1869-09-07) (aged 73) Upper Norwood, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Andromache HMS Bellerophon Pacific Station
Battles/wars	Greek War of Independence Crimean War Pig war
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Robert Lambert Baynes KCB (4 September 1796 – 7 September 1869) was a British Royal Navy admiral who as Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station prevented the 1859 Pig War from escalating to a major conflict between the United States and the United Kingdom. Baynes joined the Royal Navy in 1810 and served in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. He took part in the Battle of Navarino in 1827 during the Greek War of Independence. He was promoted to captain in 1828 and commanded the vessels HMS Andromache and HMS Bellerophon and served as one of the senior officers in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War. In 1857, he was made Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.