A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Archer, Thomas
ARCHER. (Lieut., 1808. f-p., 15; h-p., 31.)
Thomas Archer entered the Navy, in March, 1801, as A.B., on board the Triton 32, Capt. Robt. Lewis Fitzgerald, employed on the Home station; served as Midshipman, Master’s Mate, and Acting Master, from June, 1802, to Jan. 1808, of the Amelia 38, Capts. Lord Proby and John Chas. Woolcombe, and Morne Fortunée brig, Lieut.-Commander John Jas. Rorie, in the North Sea and West Indies; and was then successively appointed Acting-Lieutenant of the Phipps schooner, Capt. Christ. Bell, and Argo 44, Capt. Stephen Thos. Digby, to which latter ship he was confirmed 27 Dec. 1808. His subsequent appointments were, on the Home station, – 10 Jan. 1810, to the Beagle sloop, Capt. Wm. Brooking Dolling – 19 Feb. 1811, to the Edinburgh 74, Capt. Robt. Rolles – and, 26 Nov. 1811, to the Désirée 36, Capts. Arthur Farquhar and Wm. Woolridge. In 1813-14 he appears to have been arduously employed on the German rivers, particularly at the reduction of the batteries of Bremerlehe and Blexen, and of the towns of Cuxhaven and Gluckstadt. On the latter occasion Mr. Archer landed in command of a party of seamen and marines.[1] He has not, however, been employed since Oct. 1815. Agent – J. Hinxman.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1814, p. 126.