A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Wingfield, David
WINGFIELD. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 10; h-p., 31.)
David Wingfield entered the Navy, 23 Nov. 1806, as Sec.-cl. Vol., on board the Ruby 64, Capts. John Draper, Robt. Hall, and Robt. Williams; in which ship he accompanied the expedition of 1807 to Copenhagen, and was often in action with the Danish gun-boats in the Little Belt. After serving for a few weeks in the Downs in the Agincourt 64, Capt. Wm. Kent, he removed as Midshipman, in March, 1810, to the Fylla 20, Capt. Hon. Edw. Rodney, on the Guernsey station. He was subsequently, in June, 1811, present in an unsuccessful boat attack made upon two French man-of-war brigs under a covering fire from the Firm gun-brig; which vessel, taking the ground, was burnt by her own crew. While attached next, from Aug. 1811, until March, 1813, to the Diadem 64, Capt. John Phillimore, Mr. Wingfield cruized in the North Sea, visited Lisbon, and was actively employed in cooperation with the patriots on the north coast of Spain. On leaving her he Joined the Lake service in Canada; where, while commanding the Confiance schooner, he was captured, 5 Oct. in the same year, by the Americans under Commodore Chauncey. This took place on Lake Ontario. In Aug. 1814, having been exchanged, Mr. Wingfield there joined the St. Lawrence, bearing the broad pendant of Sir Jas. Lucas Yeo. He assumed command, 22 Feb. 1815, with the rank of Acting-Lieutenant, of the Supérieure schooner, on Lake Huron; and in May, 1816, he removed, in a similar capacity, to the Champlain, Capt. Wm. Augustus Baumgardt, on Lake Ontario. In the ensuing Oct. he returned to England in the Prevoyante store-ship, Master-Commander Thos. Stokes; and on his arrival he took up a commission bearing date 20 March, 1815. He has since been on half-pay.