David Brodie

Posted by Brian Stephens on Friday 11th of April 2014 02:38

BRODIE, DAVID, Captain, was patronized by Admiral Vernon, and commanded the admiral’s tender, at the taking of Porto Bello, in 1739 : he was also at the bombarding of Carthagena in 1741, and in most of the actions in the West Indies, during the war. In 1743, he was advanced commander of the Terror sloop, and was afterwards appointed to the Merlin, ,a sloop, of 10 guns. He captured six ships of superior force. In 1747, he was advanced to post rank, with the command of the Canterbury, in which ship, he formed a part of the squadron under Rear-admiral Knowles, that sailed from Jamaica in February, 1748, and made a successful attack on Fort Louis, in St. Hispaniola, Captain Brodie was forty years, without any intermission, in the constant service of his country. He died at Bath, about the year 17 89. (Navel History of Great Britain pub. 1818)