Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

Frederick Byng Montresor (1811 – 15 December 1887) was a

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officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station.

Naval career

Montresor was made a

lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...

in the

in 1835.Profile: Frederick Byng Montresor R.N.
pdavis.nl. Accessed 15 January 2023. He was promoted to

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

in 1857, he took command of HMS ''Calypso'' and sailed to

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in August 1858 to deal with American miners causing commotion in the

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area. In 1862, he transferred to the command of HMS ''Severn'' before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station in January 1865. He was promoted to

rear-admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarded ...

in 1867, and retired in 1870. In 1873, while on the retired list, he was further promoted to retired vice-admiral.

Family

He was son of General Thomas Gage Montresor, grandson of

John Montresor Captain John Montresor (22 April 1736 – June 1799) was a British military engineer and cartographer in North America. Early life Born in Gibraltar 22 April 1736 to British military engineer James Gabriel Montresor and his first wife, Mary ...

and nephew of Henry Tucker Montresor. In 1851, he married Emily Delafield.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Montresor, Frederick 1811 births 1887 deaths Royal Navy admirals

Naval career

Family

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