1. Pulteney Malcolm's brothers were Sir James Malcolm, Sir John Malcolm, and Sir Charles Malcolm.
17 Facts About Pulteney Malcolm
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Pulteney Malcolm entered the navy in 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, on the books of the Sibyl, commanded by his uncle, Captain Pasley.
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Pulteney Malcolm continued serving during the peace, and in 1793, at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars, was first lieutenant of the Penelope frigate on the Jamaica station, under the command of Captain Bartholomew Rowley.
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Pulteney Malcolm continued to serve in this capacity during the war.
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In February 1804 Pulteney Malcolm went out to the Mediterranean in the Royal Sovereign, in which, on her arrival, Sir Richard Bickerton hoisted his flag, and Pulteney Malcolm was appointed to the Kent, then with Nelson blockading Toulon.
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Pulteney Malcolm was almost immediately sent to Naples, where, or in the neighbourhood, he remained during the year.
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Pulteney Malcolm afterwards took charge of the Spanish prize Bahama, and brought her to Gibraltar.
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Pulteney Malcolm got out of the Gut when nobody else could and was of infinite service to us after the action.
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Pulteney Malcolm was afterwards sent home in charge of the prizes, and in a very heavy gale rescued the crew of the Brave as she was on the point of foundering.
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Pulteney Malcolm received the gold medal for St Domingo, and was presented by the Patriotic Fund with a vase valued at a hundred guineas.
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In November 1810 Pulteney Malcolm led an attack on a French frigate squadron anchored at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue at the action of 15 November 1810, which ultimately led to the destruction of the Elisa.
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The Donegal was paid off in 1811, and Pulteney Malcolm was appointed to the Royal Oak, which he commanded off Cherbourg till March 1812, when he accepted the post of captain of the fleet to Lord Keith, his uncle by marriage.
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Pulteney Malcolm was promoted to be rear-admiral on 4 December 1813, but remained with Keith till June 1814, when, with his flag in the Royal Oak, he convoyed a detachment of the army from Bordeaux to North America, and served during the war with the United States as third in command under Sir Alexander Cochrane and Rear-admiral George Cockburn.
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Pulteney Malcolm was advanced to vice-admiral on 19 July 1821, and Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1828 to 1831.
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Pulteney Malcolm attained the rank of Admiral of the Blue in 1837.
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Pulteney Malcolm died at East Lodge, Enfield, London, on 20 July 1838.
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Pulteney Malcolm married, on 18 January 1809, Clementina, eldest daughter of the Hon.