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TYLER, Kt, K.H. (English)
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Captain, 1822. f-p., 11; h-p., 30. (English)
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Sir Chas. Tyler attained the rank of Commander prior to the conclusion of the first American war. He served in that capacity in the Queen armed ship, and Trimmer sloop; and was advanced to Post-rank 21 Sept. 1790. He commanded the Meleager 32 at the occupation of Toulon; and as a reward for his distinguished conduct in her at the reduction of Corsica, he was appointed to the St. Fiorenzo, a prize-frigate of 40 guns, which, although sunk, had been weighed, chiefly through his exertions. He served afterwards in the Diadem 64 (part of Vice-Admiral Hotham’s fleet in the partial action off Genoa, 14 March, 1795), Aigle 38 (wrecked near Tunis, 18 July, 1798), Warrior 74, and Tonnant 80. In the Diadem he had charge of a small squadron in the Adriatic; and in the Warrior he was sent, in Jan. 1802, with three other 74’s under his orders, from Gibraltar to the West Indies, to watch the motions of a French armament which had been despatched thither immediately after the suspension of hostilities. In the early part of 1801 the Warrior had formed part of Sir Hyde Parker’s expedition to the Baltic. In 1803 Capt. Tyler obtained the superintendence of a district of Sea Fencibles; and on being ultimately appointed to the Tonnant, he fought,and was severely wounded, at the battle of Trafalgar. For his services on that occasion he was presented with a gold medal. He acquired the rank of Rear-Admiral 28 April, 1808; hoisted his flag soon afterwards as second in command at Portsmouth; was .. (English)
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- enwikisource A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Tyler, George