Calder, Sir Robert, British naval officer; served bravely in several naval engagements; was tried by court-martial, and reprimanded for not following up a victory which he had gained, a sentence which was afterwards found to be unjust; attained afterwards the rank of admiral (1745‒1818).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Caldecott, Randolph * Calderon de la Barca