Commander Robert Bones (died 1813) was a
Royal Navy officer who, as a
lieutenant, was acting Governor of Sierra Leone for two months in 1811. Bones had previously been commander of
HMS ''Tigress''.
[Grindal, Peter (2016) ''Opposing the Slavers: The Royal Navy’s Campaign against the Atlantic Slave Trade''. (I.B.Tauris). ASIN: B01MYTNUEH]
Bones was given command of ''Tigress'' in October 1808 and sailed her from
Portsmouth to
Spithead where he joined
Edward H. Columbine
Captain Edward Henry Columbine (2 July 1763 – 18 June 1811) was an English naval officer and hydrographer who served as Governor of Sierra Leone from 12 February 1810 – May 1811.
Columbine was given command of HMS ''Resolution'' in 1792� ...
who was in command of
HMS ''Solebay''. They were involved in naval action, attacking the French slave station at
Gorée on 24 June 1809.
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Royal Navy officers