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Robert Blake (27 September 1598 – 7 August 1657) was an English naval officer who served as general at sea and the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports from 1656 to 1657. Blake served under Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War and Anglo-Spanish War, and as the commanding Admiral of the State's Navy during the First Anglo-Dutch War.
John Oldmixon (1673 – 9 July 1742) was an English historian.. He was a son of John Oldmixon of Oldmixon, Weston-super-Mare in Somerset. [1] He was brought up by the family of Admiral Robert Blake in Bridgwater and later became involved in trade through the port of Bristol.
The Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife was a military operation in the Anglo-Spanish War (1654–60) which took place on 20 April 1657. An English fleet under Admiral Robert Blake penetrated the heavily defended harbour at Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands and attacked their treasure fleet.
Possibly two cousins with identical names. Drowned Jan 1609 in James River. Grandson of Robert Gosnold of Earl Soham, Suffolk. [13] Bartholomew Gosnold: Councillor and Captain: 1607–08–22 Captain of the Godspeed: Edward Harrington: Gentleman 1607–08–24 John Herd: Bricklayer not listed [as alive] after June 1607 [13] Nicholas Houlgrave ...
The collection includes materials relating to Blake's life. Although it is commonly used, Robert Blake's name was never prefixed by "Admiral", which was not used in the Parliamentarian navy; his actual rank of General at Sea combined the role of an Admiral and Commissioner of the Navy. [5] Notable features of the museum include Blake's sea chest.
With Admiral Robert Blake blockading the remaining Royalist fleet under Prince Rupert of the Rhine in Kinsale, Cromwell landed on 15 August with thirty-five ships filled with troops and equipment. Henry Ireton landed two days later with a further seventy-seven ships. [6] Ormonde's troops retreated from around Dublin in disarray.
Triumph of 1562 was the first vessel of record to hold the name. She was a 60-gun English galleon built in Deptford in 1561–62 and launched in October 1562, and once the flagship of Admiral Robert Blake. With a nominal burden of 1000 tons, she was the largest ship built in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue, 14 Feb 1799, Rear-Admiral of the White, 1 Jan 1801; Rear-Admiral of the Red, 23 Apr 1804; Vice-Admiral of the White, 9 Nov 1805; Vice-Admiral of the Red, 29 Apr 1808; Admiral of the Blue, 31 Jul 1810; Admiral of the White, 4 Jun 1814; Admiral of the Red, 27 May 1825 July 1810 [92] Peter Aplin: 1753 1817
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