Captain Richard Rundle Burges (or Burgess; 10 September 1754 – 11 October 1797) was a Royal Navy officer noted for his actions in the Battle of Camperdown, where he perished while commanding HMS Ardent.

While serving on HMS London during the Anglo-French War, he was injured in the action of 18 October 1782 against the French ship Scipion.

He commanded a series of ships with this rank: The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy listed Burges as a captain on 21 September 1790, after which he commanded a series of warships:[1] As captain of HMS Culloden, a 74-gun ship of the line, Burges participated in the Glorious First of June, where his ship suffered seven casualties (two dead and five wounded).

There she suffered more than a hundred casualties, including Burges himself, who was cut in two by a chain shot in the first ten minutes of battle.

In 1802, Burges was honored with a monument in St. Paul's Cathedral in London, documenting his action in the battle.