on . On 9 November 1805 he was promoted to be vice-admiral, and in 1807 was appointed Commander-in-Chief, North Sea. In September, on the news of war having been declared by Denmark, he took possession of Heligoland, which during the war continued to be the great depôt of the UK trade with Germany. He was promoted from Vice Admiral of the Red to Admiral of the Blue on 12 August 1812. Family and death He married Miss Phillips in about 1793. His wife died in 1818. He had one daughter and heir, Lucinda Russell born 18 April 1789, presumably from a previous marriage, who married Captain George Patey. Admiral Russell died suddenly, in his carriage, near Poole, Dorset on 22 July 1824. References Attribution 18th-century births 1824 deaths Royal Navy admirals Royal Navy personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars Royal Navy personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Royal Navy personnel of the American Revolutionary War