Facts:   - residence: united kingdom    - caption: skeffington lutwidge , by philip jean    - battles: siege of fort ticonderoga battle of cape st. vincent    - death date: 15/16 august 1814    - allegiance: kingdom of great britain    - commands: cholmondely yarmouth 1745 6 perseverance 1781 6 scipio 1782 6 terrible 1763 1785 6 nore command 6 carcass 1759 6 triton 1773 6      - birth date: 13 march 1737    - serviceyears: & ndash ; 1814    - name: skeffington lutwidge    - branch: kingdom of great britain    - nationality: british    - image: skeffington lutwidge , by philip jean.jpg    - death place: holmrook    - rank: admiral of the red   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of skeffington lutwidge .
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skeffington lutwidge -lrb- 13 march 1737 -- 15/16 august 1814 -rrb- was an officer of the royal navy , who saw service during the american war of independence , and the french revolutionary and napoleonic wars .he had a particular connection with horatio nelson , who served under lutwidge as a midshipman on an expedition to the arctic in in 1773 , and again in 1801 while a captain , when lutwidge was commander in chief in the downs .lutwidge served for a considerable period and in a number of ships , in american waters during the war of independence .during this time he captured a number of american privateers , and was involved in operations on lake champlain .he reached flag rank soon after the start of the french revolutionary wars , and served mainly in home waters as commander in chief of some of the stations on the south coast .he retired from active service with the rank of admiral , and died in 1814 , shortly before the end of the napoleonic wars .he was the great-uncle of lewis carroll .