Edward Hughes (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Edward Hughes
Sir Edward Hughes
	c. 1786 portrait of Hughes
Born	1720
Died	1794 (aged 73–74)
Allegiance	Great Britain
Branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Larke; HMS Somerset; East Indies Station
Battles / wars	War of Jenkins' Ear Battle of Porto Bello (1739); Battle of Cartagena de Indias; Battle of Toulon (1744); Voyage of the Glorioso; ; Seven Years' War Siege of Louisbourg (1758); Battle of the Plains of Abraham; ; American War of Independence Battle of Sadras; Battle of Providien; Battle of Negapatam (1782); Battle of Trincomalee; Battle of Cuddalore (1783); ;

Admiral Sir Edward Hughes (c. 1720 – 1794) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the War of Jenkins' Ear, Seven Years' War and American War of Independence. He is best known for fighting a series of five inconclusive fleet actions during the American War of Independence with a French fleet under Pierre André de Suffren.