Charles Saunders, English admiral and politician (born 1715)

Charles Saunders (Royal Navy officer)

Royal Navy officer and politician

Admiral Sir Charles Saunders, KB was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He commanded the fourth-rate HMS Gloucester and at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in October 1747 during the War of the Austrian Succession. After serving as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet,…