William Robert Broughton

William Robert Broughton
Born	(1762-03-22)22 March 1762 Gloucestershire, England
Died	14 March 1821(1821-03-14) (aged 58) Florence, Tuscany
Allegiance	Great Britain United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Captain
Commands	HMS Chatham HMS Providence HMS Penelope HMS Illustrious
Battles / wars	Napoleonic Wars

William Robert Broughton (22 March 1762 – 14 March 1821) was a British naval officer in the late 18th century. As a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, he commanded HMS Chatham as part of the Vancouver Expedition, a voyage of exploration through the Pacific Ocean led by Captain George Vancouver in the early 1790s.