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Cornelius Mitchell
Died	1749
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Captain
Commands	HMS Larke HMS Rochester HMS Buckingham HMS Kent HMS Adventure Jamaica Station

Captain Cornelius Mitchell (died 1749) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.

Naval career

Mitchell was promoted to post captain on 14 June 1731 on appointment to the command of the fourth-rate HMS Larke. He transferred to the command of the fourth-rate HMS Rochester in August 1739, of the third-rate HMS Buckingham in October 1740, of the third-rate HMS Kent in 1741 and of the fourth-rate HMS Adventure in 1744. He was accused of failing to pursue a French squadron when in charge of a superior force in August 1746 and, although he served briefly as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station in 1746, he was tried by court-martial and sentenced to be cashiered and "rendered incapable of ever being employed in his Majesty's service" in January 1748.

References

1. ^ "Cornelius Mitchell". Three Decks. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
2. Cundall, p. xx
3. Mahan, p. 67

Sources

• Cundall, Frank (1915). Historic Jamaica. West India Committee.
• Mahan, Alfred (1890). Influence of Sea Power upon History. Little, Brown & Co.

• Royal Navy captains
• 1749 deaths
• Royal Navy officers who were court-martialled