Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet

Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet (22 June 1757 – 1 February 1807) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle of Sadras in February 1782 during the American War of Independence and the Battle of Trincomalee in September 1782 during the American War of Independence. He commanded the third-rate Culloden at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in February 1797 during the French Revolutionary Wars. He went on to be First Naval Lord and then served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies, during the Napoleonic Wars.

Naval career The Battle of Cape St. Vincent, where Troubridge distinguished himself

Born the son of Richard Troubridge, a baker, Troubridge was educated at St Paul's School, London. He entered the Royal Navy as an able seaman on 8 October 1773 and, together with Horatio Nelson, served in the East Indies in the frigate . Promoted to Rear-Admiral of the Blue on 21 April 1804, Troubridge was appointed to command the eastern half of the East Indies Station, and he went out in

On his arrival the area of command was changed to that of the Cape Station. He left Madras in January 1807 for the Cape of Good Hope. Off the coast of Madagascar, Blenheim, an old and damaged ship, foundered in a cyclone and the admiral and all others on board perished.

Personal life Thomas married Frances Northall, daughter of Captain John Northall. Their daughter Charlotte (1788 - 1849) married General Sir Charles Bulkeley Egerton in 1809.

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