at the Glorious First of June, but Schomberg was heavily criticised for not entering the action until late in the day when most of the fighting was over. He was not awarded the medal given to most of the captains at the battle and, like many officers passed over for recognition in the action, suffered a permanent stain on his record. In 1795, Schomberg was appointed to the large frigate HMS Magnanime and served off Ireland until 1796 escorting convoys. This was his last sea-going command, his controversial behaviour making him politically undesirable and poor health making him less able serve effectively. Historian Retiring to Seend in Wiltshire in 1796, Schomberg returned to a lifelong project, a historical work in five volumes named "A Naval chronology, or, An historical summary of naval and maritime events from the time of the Romans to the treaty of peace, 1802". This seminal work contained, in addition to a prose history, several detailed and extensive appendices. In 1801 he took command of the local Sea Fencibles, a coastal militia force, and in 1808 was responsible for their disbandment, reasoning that the country was no longer in danger from French invasion. For this he was made a commissioner of the Navy and he remained in that position until his death in 1813 at his home in Cadogan Place, Chelsea, London. He was buried in the family crypt at St George in the East, Stepney. Notes References 1753 births 1813 deaths English Jews English naval historians Jewish historians Royal Navy officers Royal Navy personnel of the American Revolutionary War Royal Navy personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars