Robert Lambert (Royal Navy officer)

Vice Admiral Robert Stuart Lambert (2 April 1771 – 16 September 1836) was a Royal Navy officer who became commander-in-chief of the Cape of Good Hope Station.

Robert Lambert
Born	2 April 1771 (1771-04-02)
Died	16 September 1836 (1836-09-17) (aged 65) Weston Green, Surrey
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands held	HMS Duncan Cape of Good Hope Station
Battles/wars	Napoleonic Wars

Naval career

Lambert joined the Royal Navy in circa 1790 and, having been promoted to captain he was given command of the third-rate HMS Duncan in 1812.^[1] He became commander-in-chief of the Cape of Good Hope Station in 1820.^[2] His responsibilities included command of the British garrison on Saint Helena where Napoleon died in May 1821.^[3]

References

1. "A Skeleton in the (Bastille Day) Cupboard or the Fanciful Liberation of the 'Comte de Lorges'". French News online. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
2. Hiscocks, Richard (17 January 2016). "Cape Commander-in-Chief 1795-1852". morethannelson.com. morethannelson.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
3. "Vice Admiral Robert Stuart Lambert". University College, London. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

External links

• "Lambert, Robert" . Royal Naval Biography. Vol. 1, part 2. 1823. pp. 720–722.

Military offices
Preceded by Robert Plampin	Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station 1820–1821	Succeeded by James Lillicrap