Admiral Sir George Bowyer, 5th and 1st Baronet (3 May 1740 – 6 December 1800), was a Royal Navy officer and politician of the eighteenth century. He participated in the Seven Years' War, fighting at the Battle of Minorca, Raid on Rochefort, and Siege of Louisbourg as a junior officer. Promoted to commander in 1761 his first command, the cutter , was captured by the French in June of the following year. Acquitted by his subsequent court martial, Bowyer was promoted to post-captain in October 1762. During the American Revolutionary War he commanded the ship of the line and fought in the Battle of Grenada and Battle of Martinique, and also played a key role in a skirmish with Admiral de Guichen's fleet on 15 May 1780 where he drew the fire of fifteen enemy ships at once. Promoted to rear-admiral in 1793, Bowyer fought at the battle of the Glorious First of June on 1 June 1794 where he lost a leg. Unable to continue serving actively, he was rewarded for his service with a baronetcy and became an admiral in 1799. In the same year he also inherited his brother's baronetcy. Bowyer died in December 1800. Naval career Early career George Bowyer was baptised at Denham, Buckinghamshire, on 3 May 1740, the third son of Sir William Bowyer, 3rd Baronet, and his wife Anne, the daughter of Sir John Stonhouse, 3rd Baronet. Bowyer joined the Royal Navy as a captain's servant on board the frigate , commanded by Captain Richard Howe, on 11 May 1751. As a follower of Howe's he transferred with him to the brand new post ship on 16 July 1752. In Dolphin Bowyer served off the coast of West Africa, where in 1753 they investigated the martial intentions of the pirates of Sallee, on the Leeward Islands Station and in the Mediterranean Fleet before transferring to the ship of the line as a midshipman on 30 October 1755. He served in Princess Louisa during the Battle of Minorca on 20 May 1756. Bowyer subsequently transferred to the ship of the line on 12 November and then to the ship of the line HMS Royal Anne on 20 April 1757 in which he took part in the Raid on Rochefort in September while serving in the English Channel. He passed his exam for lieutenant on 6 February 1758 and was promoted to that rank on