A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Burrard, Charles
BURRARD, Bart. (Captain, 1822. f-p., 17; h-p., 25.)
Sir Charles Burrard, born 2 March, 1793, is third and only surviving son of the late Lieut.-General Sir Harry Burrard, Bart., Lieut.-Colonel of the 1st Foot Guards (first cousin of the late Admiral Sir Harry Burrard Neale, Bart., G.C.B.), by Hannah, daughter of Harry Darby, Esq., merchant, of London; and has lost four brothers in the service of their country – Paul Harry Durell, who was mortally wounded at Corunna while acting as Aide-de-camp to Sir John Moore – John Thomas, in the R.N., who was drowned 9 Oct. 1809 – William, an Ensign of the 1st Foot Guards, killed in the assault on St. Sebastian in Aug. 1813 – and Edward, also in the army, who died in April, 1832. He succeeded his father, as second Baronet, 18 Oct. 1813.
This officer entered the Navy, 13 July, 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Diamond 38, Capt. Thos. Elphinstone, stationed in the Channel; joined, as Midshipman, in Jan. 1806, the London 98, Capt. Sir Harry Burrard Neale; and, on 13 March following, was present, in company with the Amazon 38, at the capture of the French 80-gun ship Marengo, and 40-gun frigate Belle Poule, after a long running fight, in which the London sustained a loss of 10 men killed and 22 wounded. From June of the same year until April, 1808, Mr. Burrard was next lent, as a Supernumerary-Midshipman, to the Amazon, Capt. Wm. Parker. He then joined the Victory 100, flag-ship of Sir Jas. Saumarez in the Baltic; and, soon after the receipt of his first commission, dated 1 May, 1812, was appointed to the Milford 74, bearing the flag in the Adriatic of Sir Thos. Fras. Fremantle, under whom he served on shore, in the batteries, at the reduction of Trieste, in Oct. 1813. On 7 June, 1814, he was advanced to the command of the Grasshopper 18, one of the vessels employed at the blockade of Naples in 1815, when two Neapolitan line-of-battle ships and a frigate were surrendered to a squadron under Capt. Robt. Campbell, of the Tremendous 74. He paid the Grasshopper off in Feb. 1816; afterwards commanded, from 15 April, 1819, until advanced to Post-rank, 29 Jan. 1822, the Hind 20, stationed in the Channel for the suppression of smuggling; and, lastly, officiated from 20 March, 1823, till paid off in April, 1827, as Flag-Captain, in the Revenge 76, to Vice-Admiral Sir H. B. Neale, Commanderin-Chief in the Mediterranean. He was placed upon retired half-pay 1 Oct. 1846.
Sir Chas. Burrard, who is the Senior Captain of 1822, married, 8 April, 1826, Louisa, second daughter of Sir Henry Lushington, Bart., and has issue six daughters. Agent – J. Woodhead.