Graves, Thomas (c. 1747-1814)

British admiral. In 1773 he went on a voyage of discovery in the Arctic Seas. He commanded the Bedford during the action in Chesapeake Bay in 1781 and was present in the engagement at St Kitts. He was second-in-command under Admiral Horatio Nelson at the battle of Copenhagen in 1801.

Graves, Thomas (c. 1725-1802)

British admiral who served in many famous expeditions, and whose rigid adherence to tactical doctrine at the Battle of Chesapeake Bay on 5 September 1781 enabled the French fleet under de Grasse to escape destruction, with far-reaching political consequences for North America. He was second in command to Lord Howe at the Battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794.