Born the fourth son of
Sir Lancelot Shadwell, Charles Shadwell joined the
Royal Navy in 1827. He was present during operations off
Syria in 1840. In 1850 he became Commander in
HMS Sphinx and took part in the
Second Anglo-Burmese War. he commanded
HMS Highflyer from 1856 and took part in the capture of
Canton and the
Battle of Taku Forts during the
Second Opium War. and appointed
Commander-in-Chief, China Station in 1871. In 1878 he was made President of the
Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Shadwell was appointed a
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the
1873 Birthday Honours. He retired in 1879 and in retirement lived at Meadow Bank in
Melksham in
Wiltshire. He died unmarried in 1886. ==See also==