George Burlton [SEP] date of death
George Burlton
Rear-Admiral Sir George Burlton KCB (died 21 September 1815) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars.
Naval career.
Burlton was commissioned as a Lieutenant on 15 September 1777 and in 1783 was in command of HMS "Camel", 24. He was made Commander on 5 July 1794.
In March 1795 he was acting captain of the 32-gun frigate "Lively" when she captured the French corvette "Tourtourelle", and he was promoted to post captain on 16
of Sambas.
Following the death of Sir Samuel Hood in December 1814 Sayer became Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station. In June 1815 Sayer was succeeded by Sir George Burlton but in November 1815 Burlton died at Madras and Sayer again became Commander-in-Chief, remaining in that post until November 1816 when Sir Richard King arrived.
Sayer was appointed CB and became a Rear Admiral of the Blue in July 1830. He died, unmarried, at his home in Craven Street in London.