A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Jackson, Charles Keats
JACKSON. (Lieut., 1842. f-p., 15; h-p., 0.)
Charles Keats Jackson is eldest son of the late Rear-Admiral Sam. Jackson, C.B., a history of whose services we have recorded in the proper place.
This officer entered the Royal Naval College 2 March, 1832; and embarked, in 1833, as a Volunteer, on board the Belvidera 42, Capt. Chas. Borough Strong. On his return home in 1837 from the West Indies, where he had been for a long time employed as Midshipman, he sailed, in the Tyne 26, Capt. John Townshend, for the Mediterranean, for the purpose of joining the Asia 84, Capt. Wm. Fisher, under whom, it appears, he shared in the operations of 1840 on the coast of Syria, and was present at the blockade of Alexandria. Proceeding next to China as Mate (he had passed his examination 12 June, 1839) in the Cornwallis 72, flag-ship of Sir Wm. Parker, he served on shore in a distinguished manner with the rocket brigade under Lieut. Jas. Fitzjames, and was wounded in the attack on the heights of Segoan and Tsekee 15 and 16 March, 1842;[1] and he was present, in the course of the same year, at the taking of Chapoo, the destruction of the batteries at Woosung, the storming of ChinKiang-Foo,[2] and the pacification of Nanking. Being in consequence promoted to the rank of Lieutenant by commission dated 23. Dec. 1842,[3] he was in that capacity appointed, 18 March, 1843, to the Siren 16, Capt. Wm. Smith, with whom he remained in the East Indies until ordered home to be paid off at the close of 1844. Since 9 April, 1845, he has been serving on board the Queen 110, flag-ship of Sir John West at Devonport. Agents – Messrs. Ommanney.