Richard Dacres (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Richard Dacres
Sir Richard Dacres
Born	September 1761
Died	22 January 1837 (aged 75–76); Balibroke Villas, near Bath, Somerset
Allegiance	Great Britain; United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1775–1837
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands	Hired armed brig Union; HMS Childers; HMS Camilla; HMS Astraea; HMS Juste; HMS De Ruyter; HMS Desiree; HMS Pompee; Royal Naval Asylum, Greenwich;
Battles / wars	American Revolutionary War Battle of the Chesapeake; Battle of St. Kitts; Battle of the Saintes; ; French Revolutionary Wars; Napoleonic Wars Dardanelles operation; Alexandria expedition of 1807; Battle of Copenhagen; ;
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order
Relations	James Richard Dacres (brother); Sydney Dacres (son); Richard James Dacres (son); Barrington Dacres (nephew); James Richard Dacres (nephew);

Sir Richard Dacres GCH (September 1761 – 22 January 1837) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. A member of a substantial naval dynasty, he eventually rose to the rank of vice admiral.