English Naval Officer: Sir David Mitchell

Sir David Mithcell served in the English Navy from the late 17th to the early 18th Centuries. He was appointed as a Lieutenant on 16 January 1678. He was promoted to Captain on 1 October 1683. He was flag captain to Admiral Herbert at the Battle of Bantry Bay on 1 May 1689. He commanded the Elizabeth (70 guns). He also commanded the Elizabeth in the Battle of Beach Head in 1690. At the Battle of Barfleur in 1692, he was flag captain to Admiral Russell on the Britannia. On 7 February 1693, he was appointed as Rear-Admiral of the Blue. ON 4 July 1693, he was appointed as Vice-Admiral of the Blue. He was knighted in 1694. He commanded a squadron left by Admiral Russell at Cadiz, until Russell returned. There are some other dates, which I am think mean that on 26 October 1691, he was appointed as a Major of Foot in the Marine Regiment and on 14 October 1695, he was appointed as Lieutenant-Colonel of Foot in the Marine Regiment. From 31 May 1699, he was appointed as a Commissioner on the Admiralty Council. On 28 January 1702, he was appointed as Vice-Admiral of the White. He died on 1 June 1710. Sources:

1. William Laird Clowes, The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol.II, 1898
2. David Syrett, R. L. DiNardo, The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy 1660-1815, 1994