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Henry Wickham

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service17.6.1685CSORN
Last Known Service20.9.1693CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
17.6.1685		Lieutenant	CSORN
22.3.1689/90		Captain	CSORN
22.3.1689/90	3.1691/92	Antelope (52) 1653-1693 British 52 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1660 Renamed "Antelope" , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
22.2.1691/92		Action of 1692-02-22
3.9.1693	20.9.1693	Diamond (46) 1652-1693 British 46 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
20.9.1693		Commander-in-Chief at the Capture of the Diamond
20.9.1693		Capture of the Diamond
30.4.1694		Sentenced by Court Martial to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of £1,000 for the loss of his ship
3.1701/2		Released from prison.	WOTA

Notes on Officer

Courtmartial for the loss of the DiamondTRN2
Wickham was sentenced by court-martial to imprisonment for life. He was released after the accession of Queen Anne, but was never reinstated.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

TRN2William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

WOTADavid Marley, Digital Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:20

Captain Henry Wickham was taken by the French in the Diamond on Sept 21, 1693. He was convicted of cowardice, and sentenced by a court martial to be imprisoned for life. Queen Anne indeed some years afterwards pardoned and released him, but he was never afterwards employed, and ended his days in obscurity. [Hampshire Chronicle, 6 January 1798]

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