The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Codrington, Edward

CODRINGTON. I. Sir Edward, an English admiral, born in 1770, died in London, April 28, 1851. He became a lieutenant in the navy in 1793, and served on board Lord Howe's flag ship at the victory over the French, June 1, 1794. He was soon after made a post captain, and at the battle of Trafalgar commanded the Orion, 74. Subsequently he took part in the bombardment of Flushing, in Strachan's expedition to the Scheldt, and in the defence of Cadiz; and commanded a squadron against the French on the coast of Catalonia. In 1814 he was promoted to the rank of rear admiral, and employed on the American station. On July 10, 1821, he became vice admiral, and in 1826 was placed in command of the fleet in the Mediterranean. In this capacity he had the chief command of the combined British, Russian, and French fleets at the battle of Navarino, Oct. 20, 1827, and, although that action was spoken of by the British government as an "untoward event," he was rewarded both by England and Russia. He represented the borough of Devonport in parliament from 1832 to 1839. A memoir of his life has been edited by his daughter, Lady Bourchier(2 vols., London, 1873).