Ross Donnelly
Admiral Sir Ross Donnelly, KCB (1764 – 30 September 1840) was an Irish Royal Navy officer who is known for his service during the American War of Independence, French Revolutionary War and Napoleonic Wars. He was first lieutenant on HMS Montagu at the Glorious First of June and assumed command after the death of Captain James Montagu. Promoted to post captain in June 1795, Donnelly was given in which he participated in the action of 12 May 1796. Early life Ross Donnelly was born in 1764, son of Francis Donnelly of Athlone, County Roscommon. Career He joined the Royal Navy in the 1770s and served off the Eastern Seaboard of North America during the American War of Independence, seeing action at the Siege of Charleston. He was subsequently transferred to Newfoundland and, as a lieutenant, given command of the sloop HMS Morning Star for the remainder of the war. During the peace of 1783 to 1793, Donnelly joined the fleet of the Honourable East India Company, serving as a mate before rejoining the Navy at the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars. Donnelly was assigned to the 74 gun ship of the line HMS Montagu under Captain James Montagu and