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|death_date= 19 December 1826 |
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|commands=HMS ''Daphne''<br>HMS ''Cruizer''<br>HMS ''Saturn''<br>HMS ''Alcmene''<br>HMS ''Belle Poule''<br>HMS ''Vengeur''<br> HMS ''Pembroke'' <br>[[East Indies Station]] |
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|awards= [[Knight Bachelor]]<br/>[[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] |
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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Sir James Brisbane''', [[Order of the Bath|CB]] (1774 – 19 December 1826) was a |
[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Sir James Brisbane''', [[Order of the Bath|CB]] (1774 – 19 December 1826) was a British [[Royal Navy]] officer of the [[French Revolutionary Wars|French Revolutionary]] and [[Napoleonic Wars]]. Although never engaged in any major actions, Brisbane served under both [[Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe|Lord Howe]] and [[Horatio Nelson]] and performed important work at the [[Cape of Good Hope]], prior to the [[Battle of Copenhagen (1801)|Battle of Copenhagen]] and in the [[Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814]]. In later life Brisbane became commander-in-chief in the [[East Indies]]. He contracted dysentery in [[Burma]] and arrived in [[Port Jackson]] in Sydney aboard {{HMS|Warspite|1807|6}}, where he died on 19 December 1826. He was a cousin of General Sir [[Thomas Brisbane]] who had earlier been governor of New South Wales. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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James Brisbane was born in 1774, the son of Admiral [[Johan Brisbane ( |
James Brisbane was born in 1774, the fifth son of Admiral [[Johan Brisbane (Royal Navy officer)|John Brisbane]] and the younger brother of future Admiral [[Charles Brisbane]]. In 1787, Brisbane went to sea aboard {{HMS|Culloden|1783|6}} and by 1794 he was signal [[midshipman]] aboard [[Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe|Lord Howe's]] flagship {{HMS|Queen Charlotte|1790|6}}. Brisbane served in this capacity at the [[Glorious First of June]], where ''Queen Charlotte'' was heavily engaged and badly damaged. In the aftermath of the battle, Brisbane was promoted to [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]] and was sent to the [[Cape of Good Hope]], later joining [[George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith|George Elphinstone]]'s flagship {{HMS|Monarch|1765|6}} and being present at the surrender of a Dutch squadron in [[Saldanha Bay]].<ref name="ODNB"/> |
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[[File:Squadron under the command of Sir J Brisbane attacking Fort Maurigio 1814.jpg|thumb|Squadron attacking Fort Maurigio in 1814, from a sketch by James Brisbane]] |
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Brisbane was given command of one of the captured Dutch ships |
Brisbane was promoted to [[Commander (Royal Navy)|commander]] and given command of one of the captured Dutch ships, the sloop {{ship|Dutch sloop|Sireene|1786|2}}, which the Royal Navy renamed ''Daphne''. When she reached Plymouth in September 1797 the Navy [[paid off]] ''Daphne'' and Brisbane was put on [[half-pay]]. Brisbane remained on half-pay until 1800; he married Jemima Ann Ventham shortly before he returned to sea in command of {{HMS|Cruizer|1797|6}}. ''Cruizer'' was attached to [[Hyde Parker (admiral)|Sir Hyde Parker]]'s Baltic fleet on commissioning and Brisbane came under the direct command of Admiral [[Horatio Nelson]], who used ''Cruizer'' to take soundings and make charts of the approaches to [[Copenhagen]] prior to the British attack on the city at the [[Battle of Copenhagen (1801)|Battle of Copenhagen]]. Brisbane impressed his superiors in this duty and in 1801 was made a [[post-captain]] and commanded {{HMS|Saturn}} under Admiral [[Thomas Totty]] until the admiral's death.<ref name="ODNB"/> |
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Between 1803 and 1805, Brisbane commanded the [[Kent]] sea fencibles and in 1807 took command of {{HMS|Alcmene|1794|6}} off [[Ireland]]. In 1809, he moved to {{HMS|Belle Poule|1806|6}}, and commanded her in the [[Adriatic Sea]] and [[Ionian Sea]] in the early stages of the [[Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814]]. There Brisbane captured the |
Between 1803 and 1805, Brisbane commanded the [[Kent]] [[Sea Fencibles|sea fencibles]] and in 1807 took command of {{HMS|Alcmene|1794|6}} off [[Ireland]]. In 1809, he moved to {{HMS|Belle Poule|1806|6}}, and commanded her in the [[Adriatic Sea]] and [[Ionian Sea]] in the early stages of the [[Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814]]. There Brisbane captured the {{ship|French frigate|Var}} off [[Vlorë|Valona]]. He later participated in the capture of several of the [[Ionian Islands]] and remained in the region until 1811, becoming an expert in coastal operations.<ref name="ODNB"/> |
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In late 1811 Brisbane took command of {{HMS|Vengeur|1810|2}}, and stayed with her for a year. He then transferred to the command of the newly built |
In late 1811, Brisbane took command of {{HMS|Vengeur|1810|2}}, and stayed with her for a year. He then transferred to the command of the newly built {{HMS|Pembroke|1812|6}} in the [[Channel Fleet]]. In 1813 he returned to the [[Mediterranean Sea]], where he remained for the rest of the war.<ref name="ODNB"/> |
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A squadron under his command, composed of ''Pembroke'' in company with [[French frigate Topaze (1805)|''Alcmene'']] and {{HMS|Aigle|1801|2}} on 11 April 1814 captured ''Fortune'', ''Notre Dame de Leusainte'', and a [[wikt:settee|settee]] of unknown name, at [[Imperia|Fort Maurigio]], in the [[Gulf of Genoa]], near [[Monaco]]. The squadron silenced the fort's guns, and attacked 20 vessels; 4 were captured, and the cargoes of another 15 taken off ships whose crews [[Scuttling|scuttled]] them.<ref name="The Naval Chronicle 1814">{{cite book |last1=Clarke |first1=James Stanier |last2=McArthur |first2=John |title=The Naval Chronicle: Volume 31, January-July 1814: Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects, Volume 31 |date=1814 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=506 |edition=Reprint 2010 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8BFL0hyMALQC&pg=PA506 |chapter=Naval History of the present year, 1814|isbn=9781108018708 }}</ref><ref name="Grosvenor">{{cite web |title=The squadron under the command of Sir J. Brisbane attacking Fort Maurigio. From a sketch by Sir J. Brisbane |url=https://www.grosvenorprints.com/stock_detail.php?ref=25149 |website=grosvenorprints.com |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="NMM RMG">{{cite web |title=The Squadron under the command of Sir J Brisbane attacking Fort Maurigio. From a sketch by Sir J Brisbane |url=http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/109999.html |website=collections.rmg.co.uk |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|A first-class share of the prize money was worth [[£sd|£]]95 4[[shilling|s]] 0[[pence|d]]; a sixth-class share, that of an ordinary seaman, was worth 12s 7d.<ref>{{London Gazette|page=2009|issue=16943|date=8 October 1814}}</ref>|group=Note}} |
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⚫ | In 1816, ''Pembroke'' was attached to the force under [[Edward Pellew|Lord Exmouth]] that [[Bombardment of Algiers (1816)|bombarded Algiers]] and on his return home, Brisbane was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] |
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He was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] on 16 September 1815.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=17061|page=1877|date=16 September 1815}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 1825, Brisbane was made commander-in-chief of the [[East Indies Station]] and sailed there as commodore, arriving in 1826 and taking part in the latter stages of the [[First Anglo-Burmese War]], in which he had some success in riverine operations. During the campaign however he contracted a fatal illness and died from it |
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⚫ | In 1816, ''Pembroke'' was attached to the force under [[Edward Pellew|Lord Exmouth]] that [[Bombardment of Algiers (1816)|bombarded Algiers]] and on his return home, as captain of {{HMS|Queen Charlotte|1810|6}}, Brisbane was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=17179|page=1915|date=5 October 1816}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 1825, Brisbane was made commander-in-chief of the [[East Indies Station]] and sailed there as [[Commodore (Royal Navy)|commodore]], arriving in 1826 and taking part in the latter stages of the [[First Anglo-Burmese War]], in which he had some success in riverine operations. During the campaign however he contracted a fatal illness and died from it aboard {{HMS|Warspite|1807|6}} in [[Sydney]] in 1826.<ref name="death"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Death of Sir James Brisbane |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000819/18270528/017/0003 |access-date=28 March 2019 |work=Dublin Morning Register |date=28 May 1827 |page=3 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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Brisbane is remembered as a popular and capable commander whose expertise was focused on coastal and riverine operations, which he conducted with success throughout his career.<ref name="ODNB"/> |
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* {{Cite book |chapter=[[s:Royal Naval Biography/Brisbane, James|Sir James Brisbane, Knt.]] |title=Royal Naval Biography |last=Marshall |first=John |year=1823 |location=London |publisher=Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown |pages=936–937 |via=Wikisource}} |
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Sir James Brisbane | |
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Born | 1774 |
Died | 19 December 1826 Port Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales[1][2] |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1787 to 1826 |
Rank | Captain |
Commands | HMS Daphne HMS Cruizer HMS Saturn HMS Alcmene HMS Belle Poule HMS Vengeur HMS Pembroke East Indies Station |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Knight Bachelor Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Captain Sir James Brisbane, CB (1774 – 19 December 1826) was a British Royal Navy officer of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Although never engaged in any major actions, Brisbane served under both Lord Howe and Horatio Nelson and performed important work at the Cape of Good Hope, prior to the Battle of Copenhagen and in the Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814. In later life Brisbane became commander-in-chief in the East Indies. He contracted dysentery in Burma and arrived in Port Jackson in Sydney aboard HMS Warspite, where he died on 19 December 1826. He was a cousin of General Sir Thomas Brisbane who had earlier been governor of New South Wales.
Career
[edit]James Brisbane was born in 1774, the fifth son of Admiral John Brisbane and the younger brother of future Admiral Charles Brisbane. In 1787, Brisbane went to sea aboard HMS Culloden and by 1794 he was signal midshipman aboard Lord Howe's flagship HMS Queen Charlotte. Brisbane served in this capacity at the Glorious First of June, where Queen Charlotte was heavily engaged and badly damaged. In the aftermath of the battle, Brisbane was promoted to lieutenant and was sent to the Cape of Good Hope, later joining George Elphinstone's flagship HMS Monarch and being present at the surrender of a Dutch squadron in Saldanha Bay.[2]
Brisbane was promoted to commander and given command of one of the captured Dutch ships, the sloop Sireene, which the Royal Navy renamed Daphne. When she reached Plymouth in September 1797 the Navy paid off Daphne and Brisbane was put on half-pay. Brisbane remained on half-pay until 1800; he married Jemima Ann Ventham shortly before he returned to sea in command of HMS Cruizer. Cruizer was attached to Sir Hyde Parker's Baltic fleet on commissioning and Brisbane came under the direct command of Admiral Horatio Nelson, who used Cruizer to take soundings and make charts of the approaches to Copenhagen prior to the British attack on the city at the Battle of Copenhagen. Brisbane impressed his superiors in this duty and in 1801 was made a post-captain and commanded HMS Saturn under Admiral Thomas Totty until the admiral's death.[2]
Between 1803 and 1805, Brisbane commanded the Kent sea fencibles and in 1807 took command of HMS Alcmene off Ireland. In 1809, he moved to HMS Belle Poule, and commanded her in the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea in the early stages of the Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814. There Brisbane captured the French frigate Var off Valona. He later participated in the capture of several of the Ionian Islands and remained in the region until 1811, becoming an expert in coastal operations.[2]
In late 1811, Brisbane took command of Vengeur, and stayed with her for a year. He then transferred to the command of the newly built HMS Pembroke in the Channel Fleet. In 1813 he returned to the Mediterranean Sea, where he remained for the rest of the war.[2]
A squadron under his command, composed of Pembroke in company with Alcmene and Aigle on 11 April 1814 captured Fortune, Notre Dame de Leusainte, and a settee of unknown name, at Fort Maurigio, in the Gulf of Genoa, near Monaco. The squadron silenced the fort's guns, and attacked 20 vessels; 4 were captured, and the cargoes of another 15 taken off ships whose crews scuttled them.[3][4][5][Note 1]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 16 September 1815.[7] In 1816, Pembroke was attached to the force under Lord Exmouth that bombarded Algiers and on his return home, as captain of HMS Queen Charlotte, Brisbane was knighted.[8]
In 1825, Brisbane was made commander-in-chief of the East Indies Station and sailed there as commodore, arriving in 1826 and taking part in the latter stages of the First Anglo-Burmese War, in which he had some success in riverine operations. During the campaign however he contracted a fatal illness and died from it aboard HMS Warspite in Sydney in 1826.[1][9]
Brisbane is remembered as a popular and capable commander whose expertise was focused on coastal and riverine operations, which he conducted with success throughout his career.[2]
Memorial
[edit]A memorial to Sir James Brisbane was erected in St James' Church, Sydney in 1830.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
- ^ a b c d e f Laughtin, J. K. (23 September 2004). "Brisbane, Sir James (1774–1826), naval officer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3446. Retrieved 28 March 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "The squadron under the command of Sir J. Brisbane attacking Fort Maurigio. From a sketch by Sir J. Brisbane". grosvenorprints.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "The Squadron under the command of Sir J Brisbane attacking Fort Maurigio. From a sketch by Sir J Brisbane". collections.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "No. 16943". The London Gazette. 8 October 1814. p. 2009.
- ^ "No. 17061". The London Gazette. 16 September 1815. p. 1877.
- ^ "No. 17179". The London Gazette. 5 October 1816. p. 1915.
- ^ "Death of Sir James Brisbane". Dublin Morning Register. 28 May 1827. p. 3. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
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Further reading
[edit]- Marshall, John (1823). 936–937 – via Wikisource. . Royal Naval Biography. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. pp.
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