Commander Robert Bones (died 1813) was a
Royal Navy officer who, as a
lieutenant, was acting Governor of Sierra Leone for two months in 1811. Bones had previously been commander of
HMS ''Tigress''.
[Grindal, Peter (2016) ''Opposing the Slavers: The Royal Navy’s Campaign against the Atlantic Slave Trade''. (I.B.Tauris). ASIN: B01MYTNUEH]
Bones was given command of ''Tigress'' in October 1808 and sailed her from
Portsmouth to
Spithead where he joined
Edward H. Columbine
Captain Edward Henry Columbine (2 July 1763 – 18 June 1811) was an English naval officer and hydrographer who served as Governor of Sierra Leone from 12 February 1810 – May 1811.
Columbine was given command of HMS ''Resolution'' in 1792†...
who was in command of
HMS ''Solebay''. They were involved in naval action, attacking the French slave station at
Gorée on 24 June 1809.
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Royal Navy officers