Capt. Christopher Crackenthorp Askew (23 May 1782 – 7 December 1848)
was a British naval officer who fought in the
French Revolutionary Wars and
Napoleonic Wars.
Askew was the third surviving son of John Askew of
Pallinsburn House,
Northumberland, by Bridget, daughter and heiress of John Watson, of
Goswick
Goswick () is a hamlet in Northumberland, England, situated approximately south-east of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, between the A1 and the North Sea coast.
History
Goswick station
Goswick station was opened in November 1870 when it was known ...
. His uncle was Lieut.-Gen. Sir
Henry Askew
Sir Henry Askew KCB (7 May 1775 – 25 June 1847) was an officer of the British Army. He served during the Napoleonic Wars and fought at the Battle of Waterloo. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-general during his career.
Biography
Askew w ...
.
Askew entered the
Royal Navy on 21 February 1795 and shortly afterwards accompanied a squadron under Sir
Home Popham
Rear Admiral Sir Home Riggs Popham, KCB, KCH (12 October 1762 – 20 September 1820), was a Royal Navy commander who saw service against the French during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is remembered for his scientific accomplishme ...
, having for its object the destruction of the locks and sluice-gates of the Bruges canal. He took part in the Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801; assisted at the capture of two privateers, carrying between them 40 guns and 256 men; and, in 1805, accompanied
Lord Nelson to the West Indies and back in pursuit of the combined fleets of France and Spain. On 4 February 1805, he appears to have been on board a prize forming part of a convoy under the protection of
HMS ''Arrow'' and
HMS ''Acheron'', when those vessels were captured after brave resistance against two French frigates.
He was promoted to Lieutenant, 27 November 1805, under Vice-Admiral
John Holloway and then joined
HMS ''Dictator'' under Capt.
James Macnamara
Rear admiral (Royal Navy), Rear-Admiral James Macnamara (1768 – 15 January 1826) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
...
. On 30 December 1806, he joined HMS ''Thalia'' under Captains
James Walker,
Thomas Manby
Thomas Moore Manby (1 January 1769 – 13 June 1834) was a British naval officer who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars and later rose to the rank of rear admiral. He sailed with George Vancouver on his voyages of explora ...
, and James Giles Vashon. During his continuance in the ''Thalia'', of which he ultimately became Acting-Captain, Askew proceeded to
Davis Strait in supposed pursuit of two French frigates, and on his return to Europe, after a fruitless exposure of several weeks to many severe hardships, and a prolonged stay on the coast of
Labrador, attended the
1809 expedition to Flushing. Being promoted, when subsequently in the West Indies, to the rank of Commander, 26 November 1811, Capt. Askew next served, from 7 June 1814, to 9 October 1815, in
HMS ''Shamrock''. His last appointment was, 22 May 1821, to
HMS ''Martin'', fitting for the Mediterranean, where he remained, until posted, 19 July 1822. He accepted retirement 1 October 1846.
Capt. Askew married, 13 February 1828, Sarah, third daughter of Patrick Dickson, of Whitecross, Berwick-upon-Tweed. He died in 1848 at Broadbush House near
Petersfield.
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1782 births
1848 deaths
People from Ford, Northumberland
Royal Navy personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars
Royal Navy personnel of the Napoleonic Wars
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